Posts Tagged ‘grave wax’

Adipocere and DNA testing

Posted on April 24th, 2010 by by Valhall

Original article posted on November 24, 2009 Adipocere is formed during decomposition through the process of saponification.  Saponification is the hydrolysis of a fat or oil by the introduction of water.  Hydrolysis, in turn, is the decomposition of a chemical via the addition and interaction with water.  Breaking that down to simpler terms it is [...]


 

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