Tobacco treatment
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsTamas MARSI, Rodrigo DORFEY, Pamela LIMA, Constanza GALLO, Jason SYMONDS, Agustin PIAGGIO, Batir ABDURAHMANOV
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Abstract
The invention provides a process for producing dry ice expanded tobacco and treated dry ice expanded tobacco obtainable by this process. The invention also provides a non-combustible aerosol provision system or an aerosol-free delivery system comprising the treated dry ice expanded tobacco. The invention also provides an aerosol-generating material and consumable for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising the treated dry ice expanded tobacco.
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A process for producing dry ice expanded tobacco for use in a non-combustible aerosol delivery system or an aerosol-free delivery system, the process comprising exposing dry ice expanded tobacco which has been enclosed within a moisture-retaining material to an ambient processing temperature of above 45° C., wherein the tobacco material has a packing density of 60 to 160 kg/m3 at the start of the process and has a moisture content of between about 10% and 23% before and during treatment.
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