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US 10,420,364 B2Granted
Tobacco treatment
AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorsThomas Woodman, Arkadiusz Druzdzel
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Abstract
A method of treating tobacco is disclosed. It comprises a first conditioning step wherein the moisture content of the tobacco is increased to a first level, and a second separate conditioning step wherein the pH of the tobacco is increased to at least pH 7.
Claims16
A method of treating tobacco, the method comprising:
- a first conditioning step including increasing a moisture content of a tobacco to a first moisture level of at least 19% on a Moisture Content Wet Basis (MCWB);
- after the first conditioning step and before any other step that substantially modifies the MCWB of the tobacco, cutting or comminuting the tobacco at the first moisture level;
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- immediately after cutting or comminuting the tobacco, a second separate conditioning step including increasing a pH of the tobacco to at least pH 7 to retain the organoleptic effect of the tobacco leaves.
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