From Biological Concept to Commercial Validation

FungiBio™ is preparing a pilot program to determine whether its textile bioconversion technology can operate reproducibly, economically, and safely at a meaningful scale.

Targe Pilot Capacity

100 - 300 tons of textile feedstock annually

Proposed Program Duration

12-18 months

Pilot Objectives

The program is intended to quantify:

Fungal colonization rates ~ Cotton conversion efficiency ~ Processing time ~ Enzyme activity ~ Biomass production ~ Polyester recovery ~ Recovered polyester purity ~ Product yields ~ Remediation-substrate performance ~ Engineered Biochar yield and properties ~ Water requirements ~ Energy consumption ~ Operating costs ~ Carbon balance

Scientific Validation

Representative materials will be characterized before, during, and after biological processing.

Potential analytical methods include gravimetric mass balance, fiber composition analysis, enzyme assays, microscopy, FTIR and other spectroscopic analyses, carbon analysis, polymer characterization, and third-party laboratory testing.

Pilot Success

A successful pilot will establish the information required to answer the central commercialization questions:

Can the process operate reproducibly?

What textile compositions are most suitable?

How rapidly can the cotton fraction be converted?

How much polyester can be recovered?

What is the quality of the recovered polyester?

Which fungal-derived products have the greatest commercial value?

What does the process cost per ton?

What environmental benefits can be independently demonstrated?

What equipment and operating conditions are required for commercial scale?

From Pilot to Commercial Facility

Pilot results will support the engineering of a larger commercial platform.

FungiBio™’s longer-term development concept contemplates modular facilities capable of processing substantially larger textile volumes while producing multiple environmental and circular-material products.