I’m sure you have been wondering what really happened to Desmond Tutu’s body since the casket that w used looked less expensive. Well, his body was reportedly set to be aquamated, a modern way of decomposing a body into ashes within just 10 minutes.
Alkaline hydrolysis (also called bio cremation, resomation, flameless cremation, aquamation, or water cremation) is a process for the disposal of human and pet remains using lye and heat. The process is being marketed as an alternative to the traditional options of burial or cremation.
Basically the process involves weighing the body, then heating it to 150C (300F) in a mixture of potassium hydroxide and water for up to 90 minutes. This dissolves the body tissue, leaving only the bones – which are then rinsed at 120C, dried, and pulverized into a coarse powder using a machine called a cremulator.
Once all these steps are complete, the remains can be buried or scattered in accordance with the deceased’s wishes just as would happen in an ordinary cremation.
Desmond Tutu’s wish was that he gets aquamated upon his death and his relatives, therefore, respected his wish and did as instructed.
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