An Innovative Technique for Rapid Screening of Cigarette Filter Adsorbents

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Contributors

  • Peter Branton - , British American Tobacco (Author)
  • Matthias Leistner - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • Michelle Wöllner - , Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Author)
  • Stefan Kaskel - , Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, British American Tobacco (Author)

Abstract

Cigarette smoke is an aerosol containing a large number of chemicals, including toxicants. In recent years, a number of cigarette filter additives have been evaluated for their toxicant filtration properties. Screening is a useful tool to accelerate the testing and development of new filter additives and filtration mechanisms. The evaluation of a filter material screening technique based on the so-called InfraSORP technology is described. By comparing InfraSORP measurements with reference cigarette smoke experiments of potential cigarette filter materials like activated carbons and ion-exchange resin, an excellent correlation is demonstrated. This technique allows for a rapid screening of potential filter materials prior to testing any final candidates in cigarettes.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-75
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Engineering and Technology
Volume40
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • Activated carbon, Adsorption, Cigarette smoke, Filter additives, InfraSORP technology