High viscosity nicotine formulation
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsFabiana Spadaro, Irene Taurino
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Abstract
A nicotine formulation for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the nicotine formulation including: one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols, the nicotine formulation having a water-miscible polyhydric alcohol content of greater than or equal to about 40 percent by weight, the nicotine formulation being solid at 25° C. or having a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than or equal to about 100 Pa·s, the one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols including glycerine and propylene glycol, and a ratio of the weight percent glycerine content to the weight percent propylene glycol content of the nicotine formulation is greater than or equal to about 1.5. An aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.
Claims16
A nicotine formulation for an aerosol-generating system, the nicotine formulation comprising:
- one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols,
- wherein the nicotine formulation has a water-miscible polyhydric alcohol content of greater than or equal to about 80 percent by weight,
- wherein the nicotine formulation is solid at 25° C. or has a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than or equal to about 100 Pa·s,
- wherein the one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols comprise glycerine and propylene glycol, and
- wherein a ratio of the weight percent glycerine content to the weight percent propylene glycol content of the nicotine formulation is greater than or equal to about 1.5.
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