SMOKING ARTICLE WITH TOBACCO BEADS

A component of a smoking article (100A) having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter (104) and/ or a tobacco rod (102) . The filter (104) can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke pas...

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Main Authors VIVIAN E. WILLIS, GEORGIOS D. KARLES, RICHARD JUPE, BENJAMIN LEWIS, JOSE NEPOMUCENO, SHUZHONG ZHUANG, JAMES SHERRON, GERSON ASSMANN, STEPHEN ZIMMERMANN
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LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published 19.10.2007
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Summary:A component of a smoking article (100A) having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter (104) and/ or a tobacco rod (102) . The filter (104) can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter (104) and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent . The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity (112) in the filter (114) or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions . The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads . Un componente de un articulo de fumar (100A) que tiene perlas de tabaco. Las perlas de tabaco pueden localizarse en un filtro (104) y/o una varilla de tabaco (102). El filtro (104) puede ser un filtro de componentes multiples, en donde un absorbente (preferiblemente corriente arriba) remueve al menos un constituyente del humo de tabaco de corriente principal que pasa a traves del filtro (104) y las perlas de tabaco corriente abajo compensan la perdida de sabor al absorbente. Las perlas de tabaco opcionalmente incluyen saborizantes ademas de particulas de tabaco. Las perlas de tabaco pueden localizarse dentro de una cavidad (112) en el filtro (114) o dentro de la estopa. Este componente puede comprender sabores adicionales, que se liberan en el humo de corriente principal bajo condiciones ambientales. Las perlas de tabaco opcionalmente incluyen aglutinantes tal como celulosa microcristalina u otro material celulosico, que puede formarse en una pasta con polvo de tabaco y opcionalmente con sabores adicionales. La pasta puede ser extruida y esferonizarse para formar perlas de tabaco.
Bibliography:Application Number: MX20070010329