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Pradeep Kumar

14/05/21 11:00 AM IST

Eco-friendly mobile cremation system

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Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system

Highlights
  • It claims to be using first of its kind technology that involves smokeless cremation despite using wood.
  • It uses half of the wood otherwise required for the cremation and still is eco-friendly because of the technology that uses combustion air system.
  • It is based on wick-stove technology in which the wick when lighted glows yellow.
  • This is converted into smokeless blue flame with the help of combustion air system installed over the wicks.
  • The cremation system or incinerator heats up at 1044 degree Celsius which ensures complete sterilization.  
Functioning
  • The cart-shaped incinerator has wheels and can be transported anywhere without much efforts.
  • The cart is equipped with combustion air for primary and secondary hot air system.
  • “The disposal of the body is completed within 12 hrs including cooling time as against 48 hours required in the normal wood-based cremation.
Significance
  • Since this is portable, it can be taken to any place with the permission of the concerned authorities.
  • This will also help people to avoid space crunch in crematoriums as is the case in present context. 
Source: PIB

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