Method for plumping and moisture regulating cut tobacco
US5251648A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S131/903
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of plumping cut tobacco includes impregnating the cut tobacco with an adjuvant plumping agent and forcing the adjuvant plumping agent to expand in order to inflate the tissues of cut tobacco (plumping step), idly storing the plumped tobacco with a low moisture content level (idle storage step) and remoisturizing the cut tobacco after the idle storage step by adding moisture to achieve a predetermined final moisture content level (moisture content regulating step). With such a method, cut tobacco can be remarkably plumped before it is used for cigarette production.
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