Insulation material from spores

A graduate student in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, USA, Eben Bayer, has received an eco-friendly organic insulation patent. The products are made from water, flour, minerals and spore molds to replace the usual insulation made of styrofoam, which has a high production cost and is harmful to the environment.

Polystyrene and polyurethane are commonly used as insulation, but the production process requires the use of petrol and when it can no longer be used, it can not decompose.

Attending both mechanical engineering and product design with his knowledge of soil and cultivating mushrooms from his father, Bayer devised a method for using fungal spores during the insulating process.

This new material is made by pouring a mixture of insulating substances, old oxygen, starch and water into a mold. The mold spores that will permeate the water make up the very fine mesh and form the organic plastic sheet (photo), which can compete with R-Value - a heat resistant material like a firewall.

Bayer's inventions are highly appreciated by experts. In addition to its good thermal insulation properties, it also offers energy savings, low production costs and environmental protection, which can replace traditional synthetic insulating materials such as fiberglass or fiberglass.

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