Global InformationXyleco information
| Founded | 1994  |
|---|---|
| Founder | Marshall Medoff |
| Headquarters | Wakefield, Massachusetts |
| Website | http://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]
- ^ "Corporate Website". Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Xyleco Cellulosic Fuels, Corporate Website https://www.xyleco.com/cellulosic-fuels/
- ^ "Board of Directors". Xyleco. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Xyleco Employee Review". Glassdoor. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2013Mate....6.1584H. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.377.9331. doi:10.3390/ma6051584. ISSN 1996-1944. PMC 5452524. PMID 28809230.