| Student Name | School | Degree | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza Arshad | SCEE | Undergraduate | Fourth | [email protected] |
| Hamza Arshad | SCEE | Undergraduate | Fourth | [email protected] |
| Inter School Idea ? | No |
| Do you need expertises from another area: | No |
| If Yes please provide details of expertises you need: |
| Idea Name: | Potential use of fungus as an alternative to non-degradable plastic |
| Slogan: | Potential use of fungus as an alternative to non-degradable plastic |
| Supervisor Name: | Data not available |
| Supervisor Designation: | Professor |
| Supervisor School: | IESE - SCEE |
| Supervisor Department: | SCEE |
| Contact number: | 0 |
| Email ID: | [email protected] |
| Abstract: | |
| This final year project aims towards the development and characterization of biodegradable plastics made using mushroom roots and recycled agricultural waste. Pakistan is an agricultural country and a lot of crop residues like wheat and rice straw are continually burning up those leads to the formation of smog in multiple cities of Pakistan. Mycelium is a fast-growing vegetative part of a fungus which adapts to different shapes when growing in a mold and decomposes after 90 days in a natural environment as organic waste. The ability to form self-assembling bonds helps them to grow quickly on agricultural wastes and produce miles of thin fibers which bind to the substrate to form a strong biodegradable material and can easily be shaped to produce packaging materials, architecture, and various new designed objects. Mycelium-based materials are a potential substitute to polystyrene like hazardous plastics with its benefit of cost-effective & totally recyclable material. | |
| What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ? | |
| Details Not Available | |
| Who needs it ? How many would benefit ? | |
| Details Not Available | |
| How will the solution works | |
| Details Not Available | |
| Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different | |
| Details Not Available | |
| Status: | new |
| Entry Date & Time: | 2023-02-24 (1224) |