AQUAMATION
A FUNERAL SERVICE INNOVATION
FACTS ABOUT AQUAMATION
1 AVBOB Mutual Assurance Society is over 100 years old.
2 Aquamation was introduced in South Africa in 2019
3 Aquamation is an eco-friendly, water-based form of cremation.
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The scientific name for the aquamation process is alkaline hydrolysis. However, it is also known as flameless cremation, water cremation and bio-cremation.
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Although, it has been in use abroad in various applications for many years, AVBOB is at the forefront of developing this innovative procedure in South Africa.