FOAMED EXTRUDED TOBACCO BLEND

The article is foamed by conversion of moisture into steam in the course of extrusion. A wet blend for extrusion has 15 to 50 wt. % of water and the remainder, on a dry weight basis is 5 to 98% tobacco particles up to 4 mm mesh, 0 to 60 % inorganic filler with particle size up to 350 mu m and a cell...

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Main Authors WALTER ALLEN NICHOLS, GUS DEMITRIOS KERITSIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.07.1984
Subjects
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
SNUFF
TOBACCO
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Summary:The article is foamed by conversion of moisture into steam in the course of extrusion. A wet blend for extrusion has 15 to 50 wt. % of water and the remainder, on a dry weight basis is 5 to 98% tobacco particles up to 4 mm mesh, 0 to 60 % inorganic filler with particle size up to 350 mu m and a cellulosic binder in a preferred range of 2 to 40 %, part of which binder can be replaced by pectin, guar, cellulose, starch, etc. Additionally a polyfunctional acid such as citric acid, a stiffening agent and/or an alcohol may be included in the wet blend. The foamed, extruded, product has 5 to 20 wt. % of water and a density in the range of 0.05 to 1.5 g/cc.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19830022942