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PROMESSION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Chemistry
  • Environment
CONT

Promession involves exposure to LIN (liquid nitrogen), a short mechanical vibration, turning the remains to a powder, thereafter freeze-drying and metal separation. It all takes place in a closed, fully automatized equipment ... The remains are, after this preparation, placed in a specially designed biodegradable casket, which is then buried in the top soil.

OBS

... promession is a greener alternative to cremation. ... Promession does not burn the body, but rather freeze-dries it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Chimie
  • Environnement
CONT

La promession [...] est un procédé [...] qui consiste à plonger le corps d'une personne morte dans de l'azote liquide. Le corps refroidi à -196 °C, devenu friable, est placé sur une table vibrante pour provoquer sa destruction en particules fines. Un aimant puissant recueille alors les résidus métalliques [...] qui peuvent être ainsi recyclés. La poudre obtenue est placée dans une urne biodégradable qui peut être incinérée ou enterrée.

OBS

[...] la promession est une alternative écologique à la crémation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
  • Química
  • Medio ambiente
CONT

[Una] alternativa a la sepultura o a la cremación es la promesión [que] consiste en introducir el cadáver en nitrógeno líquido y hacerlo vibrar hasta que el cuerpo se fragmente. Luego los restos pasan por filtros para retirar los metales del cuerpo.

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