Cryomation®
Cryomation® has been designed as an alternative to complement the traditional cremation and burial options that exist today.
Cryomation has been developed over 4 years in partnership with the Micro-Biology & Life Science department at the University of Hertfordshire, the R&D teams at Hosokawa Micron and Air Products Plc, to dispose of human and animal remains in an environmentally friendly way.
The process has now been fully tested and proto-typed and is now moving to the full pre-production build of our first Cryomator. This unit will be available by September 2010 with full tests completed by January 2011. In parallel with this activity we will soon be starting to look for 4 pilot sites for this process. A little more about Cryomation.
Cryomation has been developed over 4 years in partnership with the Micro-Biology & Life Science department at the University of Hertfordshire, the R&D teams at Hosokawa Micron and Air Products Plc, to dispose of human and animal remains in an environmentally friendly way.
The process has now been fully tested and proto-typed and is now moving to the full pre-production build of our first Cryomator. This unit will be available by September 2010 with full tests completed by January 2011. In parallel with this activity we will soon be starting to look for 4 pilot sites for this process. A little more about Cryomation.
Benefits to the general public
when compared to Cremation
when compared to Cremation
Environmental
Compared to cremation, the Cryomation process is extremely environmentally friendly. With 0% emissions, (no mercury, dioxins or CO2) you cannot get a greener method compared with other means available today.
Compared to cremation, the Cryomation process is extremely environmentally friendly. With 0% emissions, (no mercury, dioxins or CO2) you cannot get a greener method compared with other means available today.
Getting all the person back
With traditional cremation techniques, approx 2.5% of the body is returned in the form of crushed calcified bone (ash), with Cryomation you get all the person back (less the moisture of course) in powder form and ready to be planted or interred.
With traditional cremation techniques, approx 2.5% of the body is returned in the form of crushed calcified bone (ash), with Cryomation you get all the person back (less the moisture of course) in powder form and ready to be planted or interred.
Completing the Circle of Life
Remains are returned in a form that gives life, (ie you can plant a flower or tree with the remains) and in doing so complete the ´circle of life´, preferred by many religions.
Remains are returned in a form that gives life, (ie you can plant a flower or tree with the remains) and in doing so complete the ´circle of life´, preferred by many religions.
Plot space & sustainability
If you bury the remains from Cryomation, then this would return to loam in the ground in 6-12 months. In this case you could have one plot (a 3rd of the traditional plot size) that could be sustainably used in the family for generations to come. Resulting in a true ´Family Tree´
If you bury the remains from Cryomation, then this would return to loam in the ground in 6-12 months. In this case you could have one plot (a 3rd of the traditional plot size) that could be sustainably used in the family for generations to come. Resulting in a true ´Family Tree´
The Technology
The process itself uses Liquid Nitrogen to freeze the body to -196 degrees C until the body is brittle. The body is then fragmented, foreign metal objects removed, and body materials returned to the process. The remains are then freeze dried under a range of vacuumed conditions to remove the moisture. Our process (patent pending) ensures that the final powder is sterile and 100% free of all bacteria & viruses. An accelerated composting process further reduces the mass and means that what is returned can itself, generate and sustain life.
Benefits to the Industry
Space Saving
Compared to traditional burial there is a considerable space/land saving. This is fast becoming an issue in many urbanised areas, towns and cities across the world.
Compared to traditional burial there is a considerable space/land saving. This is fast becoming an issue in many urbanised areas, towns and cities across the world.
Emission Legislation
Governments across the world are tightening up on green house gases and Cryomation addresses the legislation head on. In the UK for example we have an EU directive to see crematoria achieve a 50% reduction in mercury emissions by 2012, these directives are sure to get ever more stringent as we look closer at traditional methods of human disposal.
Governments across the world are tightening up on green house gases and Cryomation addresses the legislation head on. In the UK for example we have an EU directive to see crematoria achieve a 50% reduction in mercury emissions by 2012, these directives are sure to get ever more stringent as we look closer at traditional methods of human disposal.
Planning
With a process that addresses the environmental hurdles outlined by government, planning consent is far easier to achieve for a Cryomator than it would be for a new incinerator or Cremator.
With a process that addresses the environmental hurdles outlined by government, planning consent is far easier to achieve for a Cryomator than it would be for a new incinerator or Cremator.
Size
The Cryomator has been designed to cope with larger sizes than traditional cremators. Addressing an issue that is now facing many older cremators.
The Cryomator has been designed to cope with larger sizes than traditional cremators. Addressing an issue that is now facing many older cremators.
Green Burial Sites
This is a growing market in Europe although many green burial sites do not accept the burial if traditional embalming methods have been used, due to the toxins involved within the embalming fluid. Cryomation deals with all the fluids involved in embalming resulting in a sterile and safe product suitable for burial within a green burial site. It also allows green burial sites to offer true land sustainability as the same plot can be reused for other family members if they so wish & burial can take place without tree root disturbance, if in an existing wooded area.
This is a growing market in Europe although many green burial sites do not accept the burial if traditional embalming methods have been used, due to the toxins involved within the embalming fluid. Cryomation deals with all the fluids involved in embalming resulting in a sterile and safe product suitable for burial within a green burial site. It also allows green burial sites to offer true land sustainability as the same plot can be reused for other family members if they so wish & burial can take place without tree root disturbance, if in an existing wooded area.
Cryomation® will deliver a safer, more environmentally friendly option for people in a way that sustains the life of the environment.