Protein fibres for advanced growing media.
Grouse Fibre develops sustainable growing media from waste milk.
Protein fibres for advanced growing media.
Welcome to Grouse Fibre. We create fibres and filaments from proteins.
We add these fibres to growing media to create advanced substrates for horticulture growers. We extend the technical capability of peat-free substrate and can improve the yield and growing time across horticultural environments.
Protein fibres for technical applications
Value Added
Our protein fibres posses unique properties not found in other synthetics or natural polymers. Tunable hygroscopy and moisture retention, high nitrogen content, biodegradability. This can bring significant value add for horticulture, industrials and consumer applications.
Applications
Agriculture
Horticulture
Horticulture
With funding from Innovate UK we are developing a protein fibre nonwoven for agriculture. This can replace plastics in mulch mats to protect crops in a soil friendly way.
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Our first use case is as a component in growing media for professional horticulture. Our protein fibres combine hygroscopy, nutrients and porosity management to enable better alternative to peat.
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Fibres are useful. We are working with partners to demonstrate the qualities of our fibres to meet the needs of specialist industrial applications. Expect to find our fibres in future filtration, insulation and built environment products.
Biomedical
Industrial
Industrial
Protein fibres have tunable moisture retention and biosorbable properties. This makes them highly compatible with in vivo environments relevant for implantables and wound care.