Wrappers for smoking articles
AssigneeSchweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
InventorsCai Chen, Michel Barale
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Abstract
Described are paper wrappers and smoking articles that can include the paper wrappers. The paper wrapper can include a weak organic acid or salt thereof. The addition of the weak organic acid or salt thereof to the paper wrapper can enhance the sensory characteristics of a smoking article that includes the paper wrapper. For instance, the addition of the weak organic acid can enhance the taste and/or smell of a smoking article that includes the paper wrapper.
Claims17
A paper wrapper for a smoking article, the paper wrapper having a basis weight that is less than about 40 grams per square meter, the paper wrapper including a first weak organic acid or acidic salt of the first weak organic acid, wherein the acidic salt of the first weak organic acid comprises a calcium salt of the first weak organic acid, and a second organic acid or salt of the second organic acid, the first weak organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pKa greater than 4.2 or a polyprotic acid having a pKa1 greater than 4.2, the first weak organic acid including at least four carbons, and the second organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pKa of 4.2 or less or a polyprotic acid having a pKa1 of 4.2 or less, the paper wrapper having an initial porosity of greater than 40 Coresta units, wherein a film-forming composition is applied to all or a portion of the paper wrapper, wherein the paper wrapper further includes a burn promoting agent or a burn control additive, further wherein the paper wrapper includes an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the lower layer includes a crosslinked polymer film of the film-forming agent and the upper layer includes a higher proportion of each of the film-forming agent, the first weak organic acid and/or salt thereof, and the second organic acid and/or salt thereof than the lower layer.
A paper wrapper for a smoking article, the paper wrapper having a basis weight that is less than about 40 grams per square meter, the paper wrapper including a first weak organic acid or acidic salt of the first weak organic acid, wherein the acidic salt of the first weak organic acid comprises a calcium salt of the first weak organic acid, and a second organic acid or salt of the second organic acid, the first weak organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pKa greater than 4.2 or a polyprotic acid having a pKa1 greater than 4.2, the first weak organic acid including at least four carbons, and the second organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pKa of 4.2 or less or a polyprotic acid having a pKa1 of 4.2 or less, the paper wrapper having an initial porosity of greater than 40 Coresta units, wherein a film-forming composition is applied to all or a portion of the paper wrapper, wherein the paper wrapper further includes a burn promoting agent or a burn control additive, further wherein the paper wrapper includes an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the upper layer includes a higher proportion of the film forming agent than the lower layer, and the lower layer includes calcium salt of the first weak organic acid and salt of the second organic acid.
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