<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The use of adsorbents in cigarette filters guarantees a substantial reduction of volatile and semi-volatile smoke components. We added adsorbents to the sheet tobacco and then analysed the effect on the composition of the smoke. The results show a substantiaI reduction of many smoke components when 10 % to 18 % of a special meerschaum quality as fine powder is stirred into the slurry before drying. Addition of 10 % meerschaum results in a reduction of about 30 % for nicotine and dry condensate as well as for semi-volatile substances (phenols, cresols, scatol, etc.). With an 18 % addition the reduction is about 45 % compared to sheet tobacco without meerschaum. This significant diminution of some of the undesirable smoke components is achieved without any impairment of the aroma of the smoke. </p></abstract>

The use of adsorbents in cigarette filters guarantees a substantial reduction of volatile and semi-volatile smoke components. We added adsorbents to the sheet tobacco and then analysed the effect on the composition of the smoke. The results show a substantiaI reduction of many smoke components when 10 % to 18 % of a special meerschaum quality as fine powder is stirred into the slurry before drying. Addition of 10 % meerschaum results in a reduction of about 30 % for nicotine and dry condensate as well as for semi-volatile substances (phenols, cresols, scatol, etc.). With an 18 % addition the reduction is about 45 % compared to sheet tobacco without meerschaum. This significant diminution of some of the undesirable smoke components is achieved without any impairment of the aroma of the smoke.

The Influence of Adsorbents on the Composition of the Smoke from Sheet Tobacco/Der Einfluss von Adsorbentien auf die Zusammensetzung des Rauches von Folientabak

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The use of adsorbents in cigarette filters guarantees a substantial reduction of volatile and semi-volatile smoke components. We added adsorbents to the sheet...

The Influence of Adsorbents on the Composition of the Smoke from Sheet Tobacco/Der Einfluss von Adsorbentien auf die Zusammensetzung des Rauches von Folientabak

Published Online: Aug 14, 2014

Page range: 392 - 394

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0408

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