Apparatus for the production of a cast web of homogenized tobacco material

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for the production of cast web of homogenized tobacco material, said casting system comprising —a casting box (4) adapted to contain a slurry of said homogenized tobacco material and from which a cast web of said slurry is cast; —a first drying section adapted to dry said cast web; —a movable support to receive the cast web formed by casting said slurry from said casting box and to transport it to said first drying section; —a drum (8) adapted to move said movable support and adapted to allow heat exchange between said drum and said movable support; and —first temperature control means to cool said drum so that a temperature difference between a temperature of said movable support at a position where said cast web is received onto said support from said casting box and a temperature of said slurry in said casting box is comprised between about 0 degree Celsius and about 30 degrees Celsius.

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