Method of increasing the filling capacity of shredded tobacco tissue
US4040431A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 1995 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24B3/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The filling capacity of shredded tobacco tissue is increased by being first conditioned by treating the tobacco to raise its temperature to at least about 130.degree. F. and its moisture content above about 15% and then hot-gas drying the tobacco in the form of a thin laminar dispersion, about 1 inch thick, in the gas at a temperature such that the moisture content of the tobacco will be lowered within about 5 seconds to the optimum moisture content to maintain improved filling capacity in the tobacco end products made from such material.
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