2018 - Volume #42, Issue #3, Page #05
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Body Liquidification Catches On
By 2020, Californians will be able to choose body liquidification instead of conventional cremation or burial. The process entails putting a body into a steel vat containing an alkaline solution with lye. The combination of chemicals, pressure, and heat - up to 350 degrees - speeds the rate of decomposition until all that’s left are bones, which are crushed to ash and returned to the family. The process leaves behind a finer, softer ash than flame-based cremation and uses much less energy. It also breaks down toxic chemicals and disease pathogens that may be present.![](/img/download-story.png)
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