CIGARETTE FILTER

• Main Authors: PAINE, JOHN, B. III, KOLLER, KENT, B, WRENN, SUSAN, E, HOUCK, WILLIE, G., JR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.05.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CIGARETTES; CIGARS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES; MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; SNUFF; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; TRANSPORTING

A cigarette filter having a reagent which chemically reacts with and removes a gaseous component of a smoke stream. The reagent contains functional groups covalently bonded to a non-volatile inorganic substrate which is incorporated in the filter. The filter can remove gaseous components such as ald...