60 minutes. An unlikely inventor /

A report on Marshall Medoff, a former Boston lawyer who discovered a new innovative method of turning inedible plant-life into fuel. Without a science background, the 81-year-old eccentric found a way to extract energy from sugar-rich cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth. With t...

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Other Authors:	Stahl, Lesley (Interviewer), Jones, Chrissy (Producer), Koch, Sarah (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019.
Series:	60 Minutes
Subjects:	Energy industries > United States. Biomass energy > United States. Industries énergétiques > États-Unis. Bioénergie > États-Unis. interviews. Television news programs. Interviews. Téléjournaux.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	A report on Marshall Medoff, a former Boston lawyer who discovered a new innovative method of turning inedible plant-life into fuel. Without a science background, the 81-year-old eccentric found a way to extract energy from sugar-rich cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth. With this, his company Xyleco has been able to produce a low-calorie sugar, biodegradable plastics, and clean transportation fuel. Includes interviews with: Craig Masterman, MIT chemistry graduate and first employee of Xyleco; Robert Armstrong, former head of MIT chemical engineer/ Xyleco board of directors; Xyleco board of directors: Sir John Jennings, former Shell oil executive, Steve Chu, former Department of Energy, George Shultz, former Secretary of State, and William Perry, former Defense Secretary.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (14 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:13:15