Burning with Water, a More Environmentally Friendly Method

Burning with water or alkaline hydrolysis is a form of eco-friendly rest and much less energy-efficient than cremation and burial. This article explains the key facts and context behind cremation with water.

Key Facts About Cremation with Water

The method of handling corpses by burial forms has many limitations. Toxins from the embalming process can leak into the soil causing environmental pollution. In addition, the cemetery occupies a large area and the coffin is not easily decomposed. In some countries, the space for the dead is dwindling.

The form of water burial has many outstanding advantages over cremation and burial.

With cremation, this method requires a very high temperature, about 1,000 ° C, so a large amount of fuel is needed, usually from fossil fuels. In addition, this method can also release toxic substances into the atmosphere.

Why Cremation with Water Matters

The method of burning with water by a company specializing in the treatment of the proposed Qico corpses. According to Jack Ingraham, Qico's chief executive, this is a trend for the future with many outstanding advantages. In the next 10 years, the cremation method will be replaced by a water-based process.

Cremation machine.(Video: BBC.)

The body is placed in potassium hydroxide solution and water, then heated to 152 degrees Celsius but does not boil under compression. In this solution, the body undergoes the same process as burial but takes place many times faster. After about 4 hours, the entire body decomposes completely, leaving only the skeleton.

The alkaline solution after decomposing the body will be put into a separate tank, checked for pH and adjusted if necessary before entering the sewage system. This sterile mixture consists of amino acids, peptides and does not contain human DNA. The rest of the bones are dried, endowed with fine white powder and delivered to family members.

Steps to handle corpses in the form of burial.

In general, the method of burning with water uses less energy, reducing the amount of CO2 emitted to 7 times with cremation.

Waterbows originate from the idea of incinerating animal bodies that have been infected with diseases in sterile environments.