http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B04IQ20091201 > In alkaline hydrolysis the body is submerged in water in a stainless steel chamber. > Heat, pressure and potassium hydroxide, chemicals used to make soap and bleach, > are added to dissolve the tissue. > Two hours later all that's left is some bone residue and a syrupy brown liquid > that is flushed down the drain. The bones can be crushed and returned to > the family as with cremation.