Tobacco smoking mixture for smoking articles such as cigarettes

• Main Authors: HAJALIGOL, MOHAMMAD R, LILLY, CLIFTON A., JR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.01.2014
• Subjects: CIGARETTES; CIGARS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES; MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PULP COMPOSITIONS; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; SNUFF; TEXTILES; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G

A tobacco smoking mixture comprise tobacco and at least one inorganic particulate material, wherein the at least one inorganic particulate material is present in an amount effective to reduce the temperature of a burning portion of the tobacco smoking mixture upon combustion/pyrolysis thereof and comprises a carbon material. The carbon material may comprise graphite, fullerene, carbon foam, graphitic foam, activated carbon and combinations thereof. The at least one inorganic particulate material may further comprise an inorganic carbonate, an inorganic hydrate, an inorganic oxide, an inorganic phosphate and combinations thereof.