Company:Xyleco

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Short description: American science and alternative energy company
Xyleco
FounderMarshall Medoff
HeadquartersWakefield, Massachusetts
Websitehttp://www.xyleco.com

Xyleco is a privately held scientific research and manufacturing company in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1] Xyleco is developing a process to convert biomass into useful products,[2] including cellulosic ethanol.[3] The board of directors includes Steven Chu and George Shultz.[4] Employee reviews of Xyleco are mixed. Some workers are extremely optimistic as the company grows, while other workers find management secretive and manipulative.[5]

Xyleco's process involves using ionizing radiation from an electron particle accelerator to break apart cellulose molecules.[2] Accelerators are energy-intensive, but treatment times are short.[6]

History

The company was started by Marshall Medoff, an 81-year old without a formal science education. He got his inspiration by spending time at Walden Pond, and studying research papers in a storage facility for 15 years.[2] During that time, he was granted over 300 patents.[7] Several 2002 patents were for plastic-cellulose-fiber composites expected to be stronger than ordinary plastic based on resins and wood fiber.[8] In 2004, Rubbermaid agreed to work with Xyleco to develop a material that would be stronger and cheaper than current materials.[9]

In 2009, Medoff hired his first employee, Craig Masterman, an MIT graduate in chemistry. Using $45 million from investors, they built a testing laboratory in Wakefield, Massachusetts,[2] in March 2015.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Corporate Website". https://www.xyleco.com/contact-us/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Stahl, Lesley (January 9, 2019). "Marshall Medoff unveils to 60 Minutes his innovative method of turning plant life into fuel and other useful products". 60 Minutes (CBS). https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marshall-medoff-the-unlikely-eccentric-inventor-turning-inedible-plant-life-into-fuel-60-minutes/. 
  3. ↑ Xyleco Cellulosic Fuels, Corporate Website https://www.xyleco.com/cellulosic-fuels/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Board of Directors". Xyleco. https://www.xyleco.com/board/. 
  5. ↑ "Xyleco Employee Review". Glassdoor. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Xyleco-RVW10742661.htm. 
  6. ↑ Henniges, Ute; Hasani, Merima; Potthast, Antje; Westman, Gunnar; Rosenau, Thomas (2013). "Electron Beam Irradiation of Cellulosic Materials—Opportunities and Limitations". Materials 6 (5): 1584–1598. doi:10.3390/ma6051584. ISSN 1996-1944. PMID 28809230. Bibcode: 2013Mate....6.1584H. 
  7. ↑ "Patents Assigned to Xyleco, Inc.". Justia. https://patents.justia.com/assignee/xyleco-inc. 
  8. ↑ Lauzon, Michael (December 23, 2002). "Xyleco patents plastic/wood technologies". Plastics News (Crain Communications). https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20021223/news/312239974. Retrieved January 7, 2019. 
  9. ↑ Derosa, Angie (November 1, 2004). "Rubbermaid, Xyleco team up". Plastics News (Crain Communications). https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20041101/NEWS/311019991/rubbermaid-xyleco-team-up. Retrieved January 7, 2019. 



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