The scientific concept employed in making memorial diamonds.

The biological importance of carbon cannot be over amplified. The element carbon is very important for life to exist on land as well as water and in between it. In the absence of carbon, our planet Earth would just be an empty space. In addition, diamonds would also not appear as shiny as it is now. The main reason behind this is because carbon which constitutes around 18% of human body is also the major constituent of diamond. The Swiss Memorial Diamond company named, Lonité converts human ashes into memorial diamonds.

Lonite really uses a fascinating process where-in the carbon present in the human body gets turned into diamonds. Diamonds which are available naturally are actually developed in very deep regions in our planet Earth via the combination of high temperature as well as high pressure. With the help of specialized technology as well as equipment Lonité is able to reproduce the natural environment where in the human hair and carbon are grown into actual diamonds.

The entire process begins with the stage of purification as and when the human ashes are received. It undergoes a stage of inspection. In case the ashes do not contain sufficient level of carbon, then the descendant’s human hair is introduced into the ashes by the company. After the determination of sufficient percentage of carbon in the ashes, the milling equipment is cleaned which is later used in the purification of the mixture. The company utilizes a water system which basically purifies the water to 18.2 MO.cm, which is nothing but 1250 times much cleaner than the water used for drinking purpose.

This kind of ultra-pure water is used in the cleaning of equipment in order to prevent the entry of any contaminants from outside. Following this process, the ashes are then introduced into the company’s milling as well as purification system and the impurities are cleaned over the duration of 80 hours. Now the purified carbon which is obtained from the ashes of humans is introduced in the milling chamber. At this point of time the density of carbon is such that the atoms of air, water vapor as well as oxygen are not present in the mixture.

The growth of diamond takes place in the crystallization chamber for duration of over 30 days. In order to recreate the very high temperature present in the depth of the earth, consistent temperature of around 40000F is maintained in the chamber. During this stage, the diamonds are extremely vulnerable and therefore even a slight interruption in the power supply can cause distortion in the shape and therefore the company makes sure to keep backup generator on standby just like in case of a hospital.

After going through the milling process, it is now inserted in a wet chemical environment in order to remove any heavy metals present in it. It is then tested for carbon and if it does not have a purity of 99.99 percent it is again introduced into the purifiers and the process is repeated. Once the inspection stage is cleared, the mixture is introduced in a second crystallization chamber. Based on the memorial diamond’s requested size, the entire process may require several days to months.