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Promession is an idea of how to dispose human remains by way of freeze drying. The concept of promession was developed by Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak, who derived the name from the Italian word for "promise" (promessa). [1] She founded Promessa Organic AB in 1997 to commercially pursue her idea. [2] The company went bankrupt in 2015 without being able to produce a functioning facility. [3] The idea of promession is questioned and not a functional method according to critics. [4]
The idea of promession involves five steps:
Promession as a functional method is questioned. No facility for promession has been built or put into service. Critics argue that there is a physical [5] impossibility to atomize a freeze dried human body in this way. [4] [6]
Promessa Organic AB was liquidated in 2015 without being able to produce a functioning module or facility. [3]