Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) facilitate cellulose nanofibrils production.
Céline MoreauSandra Tapin-LinguaSacha GriselIsabelle GimbertSophie Le GallValérie MeyerMichel Petit-ConilJean-Guy BerrinBernard CathalaAna VillaresPublished in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2019)
This study demonstrates the potential use of LPMOs as a pretreatment in the NFC production process. LPMOs weaken fiber cohesion and facilitate fiber disruption while maintaining the crystallinity of cellulose.