Methods and Systems for Incorporating Nicotine into Oral Products
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsFeng Gao, Shuzhong Zhuang, Diane L. Gee
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Abstract
This document provides methods and systems for stabilizing nicotine and incorporating nicotine into one or more oral products. This document also provides oral products. Nicotine can be stabilized by mixing liquid nicotine with cellulosic fiber such that the liquid nicotine absorbs into pores of the cellulosic fiber to form a cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture. In some cases, a cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture can be combined with one or more binders and molded into an oral product.
Claims23
A method for stabilizing nicotine, comprising mixing liquid nicotine with cellulosic fiber such that the liquid nicotine absorbs into pores of the cellulosic fiber to form a cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture.
A method for incorporating liquid nicotine into an oral product, comprising:
- (a) mixing liquid nicotine with cellulosic fiber to produce a cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture;
- (b) mixing the cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture with one or more binders to form an oral product pre-molding mixture;
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- (c) molding the oral product pre-molding mixture into an oral product.
An oral product comprising a mixture of cellulosic fiber and liquid nicotine, the liquid nicotine being absorbed into pores of the cellulosic fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.