11. Implications and applications¶
Research & Concept¶
Kombucha House :)
My project is creating an incubator for Kombucha.
Brief about Kombucha:¶
The environmental ills of clothing production (waste generation, chemical toxicity, energy intensity) are receiving increasing global attention, and the search for sustainable materials is accelerating. The world’s largest apparel brands are developing innovations in circular production methods, in which materials can be closed loop recycled, formed from pre-or post-consumer waste, or safely biodegraded at end-of-life
Conventional leather is one of fashion’s most ubiquitous materials – but it is fraught with ethical and environmental issues. Waste is typically 15 to 20% for traditional leather, lost when cutting out a garment’s pattern shapes.
Kombucha is a ferment made by adding a mixed symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (known as SCOBY) to sweetened tea. The bacteria acquire nutrients from the yeast, and grow a protective mass of cellulose monofibres, called a pellicle or mother. The mother floats on the surface of the liquid, and will take the shape of its container. After a few weeks, when it has grown to a thickness of about 10mm, it can be harvested, washed (by hand or machine), oiled and air dried.
The material which results is a flexible, leathery sheet that can be cut, stitched, glued or woven. The mother dyes readily while still wet, and takes the shape of whatever supports it as it dries. Complex shapes can be formed by cutting the sheet into strips, and layering them over a form. As they dry, the wet strips fuse into a continuous sheet.
- Above picture is showing Kombucha interest from individuals when they want to buy SCOBY'S from online store etsy.com
Cultivation Technique Process :
Recent study about future of kombucha Tea & kombucha Leather¶
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University Of North Florida :(2020) Kombucha Leather Durability: Sugar Concentration’s Effect on Bacterial Cellulose
Data of growth in Vegan market 2020-2028
Advantages of using kombucha leather:¶
As a naturally sustainable material, kombucha leather has many advantages. Unlike traditional leather, kombucha leather can be grown with zero waste, in tubs shaped as garment pattern pieces.
Some Kombucha Project reference from lecture of Vivien Roussel:
Miro Board Final Project BrainStorming:¶
Fermentation Process of kombucha:¶
Simple Incubator Design:¶
My current work on Kombucha:¶
you can have deeper look in growing SCOBY and kombucha from my week No#6
Presentation:¶
Pitch presentation: