Combustible heat source composition for smoking article and smoking article comprising same
AssigneeKt&G Corporation
InventorEun Mi Jeoung
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a combustible heat source composition, and more particularly, to a combustible heat source composition comprising a carbon powder, an organic binder, and an ignition accelerator, wherein the ignition accelerator comprises potassium nitrate and a reducing sugar, and the potassium nitrate and the reducing sugar are contained at a weight ratio of 5 to 3:2. A smoking article to which a combustible heat source composed of the composition is applied is characterized by having excellent ignitability and combustibility.
Claims6
A combustible heat source composition comprising a carbon powder, an organic binder, and an ignition accelerator, wherein the ignition accelerator comprises potassium nitrate and reducing sugar, and the potassium nitrate and reducing sugar are contained at a weight ratio of 5 to 3:2, and
- wherein the reducing sugar is one or more sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, erythritol, reduced palatinose, and reduced starch syrup.
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