Hydrolysis uses alkaline and water to break down body in a few hours and is part of demand for more sustainable funerals ...
MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...
At 9 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Samantha Sieber was in her pajamas and watching a movie with her kids when the first call about Desmond Tutu came in. “I answered my cell phone, and it was BBC World News, ...
It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s crematory in West Baltimore uses hot water, chemicals and a bit of agitation to dissolve ...
Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church's teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine ...
Alkaline hydrolysis liquefies the body using water and lye. It's considered a "greener" approach to burial than cremation. While it hasn't caught on widely yet, some consider it the burial method of ...
The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.
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