Hydrothermal pretreatment renders peat susceptible to enzymatic saccharification
Jonas Thomsen, Signe Lett, Helle Juel Martens, Helle Sørensen, Darragh Kelleher, Theodora Tryfona, Paul Dupree, Katja S. Johansen
This study shows that hydrothermal pretreatment makes peat susceptible to enzymatic saccharification by disrupting cell structure and releasing monosaccharides, but acidification from abiotic reactions inactivates enzymes.
PLoS ONE · May 23, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology