Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose I is greatly accelerated via its conversion to the cellulose II hydrate form

By M. Wada, Masakazu Ike, K. Tokuyasu. 2010

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Materials chemistry and the futurist eco-friendly applications of nanocellulose: Status and prospect (2018, unknown): “…have been employed to transfer cellulose I into cellulose II etc. Mercerization is one of them, currently employed to transform cellulose I into cellulose II, the most stable type of cellulose by aqueous sodium hydroxide treatment method or regeneration (solubilization and recrystallization) [37].”
Cellulose nanofiber-based hydrogels with high mechanical strength (2012, methodology): “Wada et al. prepared a cellulose II hydrate from microcrystalline cellulose by mercerization followed only by washing with water (Wada et al. 2010).”
Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals. (2011, background): “Differences in glucan chain packing in these polymorphs have been shown to influence their hydrolysis rates (20, 22, 24); however, a molecular-level explanation of the observed differences in digestion rates between cellulose polymorphs remains an open question.”