Process for adjusting the moisture content of tobacco

• Main Authors: FISCHER; EUGENE B, CRUMP, III; JOHN C, WINTERSON; WARREN D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.01.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CIGARETTES; CIGARS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; SNUFF; TOBACCO

A process for reordering tobacco wherein tobacco is contacted with an air stream having a relative humidity near the equilibrium conditions of the tobacco. As the OV content of the tobacco increases, the relative humidity of the air stream contacting the tobacco is increased to effect reordering of...