In this world of shrinking spaces for burial grounds and problems of disposal of the dead, here's a news item that holds great promise and contributes to the well being of the environment!
Bio cremations is all set to be legalised in parts of Europe. Belgium and the Netherlands are planning to legalise the process while the US and Canada have already done it. So, what's a bio cremation?
It's a process where the human body is turned into a liquid and not ashes which is also known as chemical hydrolysis. The technology replaces the use of flame with the utilisation of water, blended with an alkali solution of Potassium Hydroxide(KOH) - 95% water and 5% alkali, instead of direct flame and fossil fuels!
The body is placed in a stainless steel cremation chamber where water, an alkali additive, heat and pressure are applied, reducing the body to bone fragments and a sterile solution that is recycled to the earth. The average adult body takes about two to three hours to complete a bio cremation and upon completion of the cremation cycle, the bones are dried and processed to a powdery substance which is then placed in an urn and given to the family.
Bio cremation is environment friendly as it uses less energy and releases less Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. It uses only one eighth of the energy used up by the traditional flame based cremation!
A great problem solver, indeed!!
Tailpiece.
We're woken up quite early in the morning by my cousin, awaiting to board his flight, from the Kochi airport. Such calls usually bring in trepidation as they, usually, are bearers of bad news but this one was different. He's off to Jeddah to take up a new assignment.
Bio cremations is all set to be legalised in parts of Europe. Belgium and the Netherlands are planning to legalise the process while the US and Canada have already done it. So, what's a bio cremation?
It's a process where the human body is turned into a liquid and not ashes which is also known as chemical hydrolysis. The technology replaces the use of flame with the utilisation of water, blended with an alkali solution of Potassium Hydroxide(KOH) - 95% water and 5% alkali, instead of direct flame and fossil fuels!
The body is placed in a stainless steel cremation chamber where water, an alkali additive, heat and pressure are applied, reducing the body to bone fragments and a sterile solution that is recycled to the earth. The average adult body takes about two to three hours to complete a bio cremation and upon completion of the cremation cycle, the bones are dried and processed to a powdery substance which is then placed in an urn and given to the family.
Bio cremation is environment friendly as it uses less energy and releases less Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. It uses only one eighth of the energy used up by the traditional flame based cremation!
A great problem solver, indeed!!
Tailpiece.
We're woken up quite early in the morning by my cousin, awaiting to board his flight, from the Kochi airport. Such calls usually bring in trepidation as they, usually, are bearers of bad news but this one was different. He's off to Jeddah to take up a new assignment.
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