Mycelium-Based Leather: A Review on Post-Processing Treatments and Material Enhancements

Textile and fashion industry is one of the most polluting industrial sectors in the world, responsible for high greenhouse gas emissions and water contamination. Leather tanning is a non-eco-friendly process, which consumes large amounts of water and energy while potentially releasing heavy metals a...

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Published in:	Environmental and Climate Technologies
Main Authors:	Benetti Beatrice, Conti Fosca, Dimitriadis Piet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sciendo 2025-01-01
Subjects:	biomaterials filamentous fungi fungal biotechnology leather leather-like materials sustainable fashion tanning textile
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0026

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