Apparatus for use in the preparation of smokable products

Abstract

Smokable, substantially homogeneous, flake-like or leaf-like products of approximately equal thickness, and containing tobacco and/or tobacco substitutes, are disclosed, together with a process and apparatus for obtaining said products. The apparatus comprises a belt for transporting a wetted mixture of tobacco particles, means for distributing the wetted mixture to the belt, a second belt in close confronting relationship to the transport belt and movable in the same direction but at a different speed, the second belt being adapted to spread the mixture on the transport belt and form a layer, means downstream from the second belt and adapted to be in contact with the layer of wetted mixture for at least partially cutting the layer into irregularly shaped particles, means downstream of the cutting means for removing such particles from the transport belt, and means for drying and separating the irregularly shaped particles.

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