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==Process== {{unreferenced section|date=August 2018}} The idea of promession involves five steps: # [[Coffin]] separation: the body is placed into the chamber # Cryogenic freezing: [[liquid nitrogen]] at β196 [[Β°C]] crystallizes the body # Vibration: the body is disintegrated into particles within minutes # Freeze drying: particles are freeze dried in a drying chamber, leaving approximately 30% of the original weight # Metal separation: any metals (e.g., tooth [[Amalgam (dentistry)|amalgam]], [[Hip replacement|artificial hip]]s, etc.) are removed, either by magnetism or by [[Sieve|sieving]]. The dry powder is placed in a [[Biodegradation|biodegradable]] casket which is interred in the top [[Soil horizon|layers of soil]], where aerobic bacteria decompose the remains into [[humus]] in as little as 6β12 months.
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