This article discusses alkaline hydrolysis, how it works, and what some of its modern obstacles are.
What Happens During the Alkaline Hydrolysis Process?
The body is next placed within a stainless-steel alkaline hydrolysis chamber.
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How is alkaline hydrolysis different from cremation?
What Are the Pros of Alkaline Hydrolysis?
What Are the Disadvantages of Alkaline Hydrolysis?
Water cremation does not fit into many of these standards.
Other people prefer to imagine their loved one returning to the earth through the process of natural decomposition.
Any funeral home or crematory interested in adding alkaline hydrolysis to its services faces a multitude of regulatory hurdles.
In the U.S., 20 states allow alkaline hydrolysis as of February 2020.
Summary
Alkaline hydrolysisalso called water cremationis an alternative method of disposing of a human body.
Water cremation may have to overcome some religious and cultural obstacles before it becomes a standard practice.
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