Innovative fungal leather from food waste

Sustainable materials for the fashion and automotive industries

Innovative fungal leather from food waste

Our goal is to tackle two pressing societal issues, namely 'unsustainable leather' and 'food waste,' by transforming food waste into renewable fungal leather.

Start date: 2025-01-01

End date: 2026-12-31

Project Leader

Akram Zamani

Professor

033-435 4672

akram.zamani@hb.se

Akram Zamani

Professor

033-435 4672

akram.zamani@hb.se

Kamran Rousta

Associate Professor

Head of Department

Director

033-435 4644

kamran.rousta@hb.se

Kanishka Wijayarathna

Doctoral Student

033-435 4741

kanishka.wijayarathna@hb.se

Minna Hakkarainen, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
Björn Sjöstrand, Karlstad Universitet
Lotta Amsén, Sandqvist Bags and Items AB
Thomas Koch, Ecoist AB

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Innovative fungal leather from food waste

Innovative fungal leather from food waste

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Akram Zamani

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Akram Zamani

Kamran Rousta

Kanishka Wijayarathna

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