# US 4,396,026 A · Cigarette and filter for tobacco smoke

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- Number: US 4,396,026 A
- Document ID: US4396026A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/209,277
- Filed: 1980-11-21
- Granted: 1983-08-02
- Earliest claimed: 1974-06-13
- Assignees: Montclair Research Corporation
- Inventors: Harold Grossman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4396026A

## CPC

- A24D 3/14: of organic materials as additive (of ion exchange materials A24D3/12)
- A24D 3/16: of inorganic materials
- A24D: CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES

## Abstract

A filter for tobacco smoke comprises a porous substrate which has a deposit thereon of particles which are crystalline, positively charged at the pH of tobacco smoke, water-insoluble, hydrophobic, and oleophilic to provide a coalescing agent which acts to attract and neutralize the negatively charged particles which are dispersed in tobacco smoke. To increase the effectiveness of the filter, the tobacco has mixed therewith and deposited thereon particles of a water-insoluble, hydrophobic, moisture-laden, negative charge-imparting substance. Cigarettes made with tobacco thus treated furnish a number of advantages without being associated with the filter of the invention.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A filter for tobacco smoke comprising a porous substrate having a deposit thereon of particles which are crystalline, water-insoluble, hydrophobic, and oleophilic, and which have a sufficient positive charge at the approximately 3 to 6 pH range of tobacco smoke to attract and coalesce negatively charged particles dispersed in the tobacco smoke.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A filter according to claim 1, wherein the deposit includes an accelerating agent to accelerate the action of said particles.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A filter according to claim 2, wherein the accelerating agent is selected from the group consisting of gluco delta lactone and hydro ammonium phosphate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A filter according to claim 1, wherein the deposit includes a surface-active wetting agent.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A filter according to claim 4, wherein the surface-active wetting agent is selected from the group consisting of n-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and alkylated aryl polyether alcohol.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A filter according to claim 1, wherein the deposit includes a moisture-retaining agent.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A filter according to claim 6, wherein the moisture-retaining agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerine and sorbitol.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A filter according to claim 1, wherein the particles are selected from the group consisting of colloidal alumina, alumina-coated colloidal silica and mixtures of colloidal alumina and alumina-coated colloidal silica.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

A filter according to claim 8, wherein the deposit includes an accelerating agent to accelerate the action of said particles.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A filter according to claim 9, wherein the accelerating agent is selected from the group consisting of gluco delta lactone and hydro ammonium phosphate.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

A filter according to claim 8, wherein the deposit includes a surface-active wetting agent.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

A filter according to claim 11, wherein the surface-active wetting agent is selected from the group consisting of n-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and alkylated aryl polyether alcohol.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

A filter according to claim 8, wherein the deposit includes a moisture-retaining agent.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

A filter according to claim 13, wherein the moisture-retaining agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerine and sorbitol.