Autor(es):
Stapel, Noor ; Lupu, Roberto ; Kötting, Nils ; Heller, Miro ; Sorribas, Vinyet ; Boulay, Hugo ; Duarte, Abel J. ; BENEDITA CAMPOS NEVES MALHEIRO, MARIA ; Castro Ribeiro, Maria Cristina de ; JUSTO, Jorge ; Silva, Manuel ; Ferreira, Paulo ; Guedes, Pedro
Data: 2024
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/29994
Origem: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Assunto(s): Engineering Education; European Project Semester; Coffee; Mushrooms; Composting; Sustainable Food Production
Descrição
CoffeeMush is an innovative and sustainable project developed as part of the European Project Semester (EPS) at ISEP in 2024. This student project aims to tackle waste management environmental problems by turning coffee waste into mushrooms, a valuable food source. CoffeeMush consists of a smart device providing optimal conditions for mushroom cultivation, complemented by a user-friendly Android application for remote monitoring and control. The design was guided by ethical, sustainability, market and technical considerations. The paper describes the theoretical background of the project, the technical design, and the prototype development and testing. The results show the feasibility of CoffeeMush as a practical and environmentally friendly solution for urban mushroom cultivation, and its impact on sustainable food production and waste reduction.
