Tobacco – Method or apparatus for making tobacco substitute
Patent
1995-01-05
1996-10-01
Bahr, Jennifer
Tobacco
Method or apparatus for making tobacco substitute
131304, 44535, 34443, A24B 1500
Patent
active
055603769
ABSTRACT:
A method of and apparatus for adjusting and controlling the moisture content of carbonaceous fuel components used in making smoking articles comprises a mass flow accumulator and a dryer through which the fuel components are conveyed. Unheated air is flowed over the fuel components in the accumulator to adjust and maintain the moisture content of the fuel components to a level which permits cutting of the fuel components without chipping or cracking. After the fuel components are cut into individual fuel elements and combined with an aerosol generator or substrate they are conveyed through the dryer where heated air is flowed over them to further reduce the moisture content to a desired level for further processing and manufacture into smoking articles.
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Barnes Vernon B.
Meiring Robert L.
Bahr Jennifer
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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