<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The influences of the cutting temperature on the filling value and elasticity of a bright blend as well as on the compressibility and elasticity of cigarettes made of the same blend are investigated. A low cutting temperature of about 25°C (as against 40°C) gives a more elastic cut tobacco presenting a better filling value. Cigarettes made with cold cut tobaccos have clearly less compressibility and elasticity, i.e. they are more compact. The distribution of strand dimensions remains unchanged in the two cutting temperatures. In neither case is there any tendency towards sticking</p></abstract>

The influences of the cutting temperature on the filling value and elasticity of a bright blend as well as on the compressibility and elasticity of cigarettes made of the same blend are investigated. A low cutting temperature of about 25°C (as against 40°C) gives a more elastic cut tobacco presenting a better filling value. Cigarettes made with cold cut tobaccos have clearly less compressibility and elasticity, i.e. they are more compact. The distribution of strand dimensions remains unchanged in the two cutting temperatures. In neither case is there any tendency towards sticking

The Influences of Cutting Temperature on the Filling Value of Cut Tobacco and on the Compressibility of Cigarettes / Der Einfluss verschiedener Temperaturen beim Schneiden von Blattabak auf das Füllvermögen von Schnittabak und die Kompressibilität von Cigaretten

Turmac Tobacco Company N. V., Zevenaar, The Netherlands

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The influences of the cutting temperature on the filling value and elasticity of a bright blend as well as on the compressibility and elasticity of cigarettes...

The Influences of Cutting Temperature on the Filling Value of Cut Tobacco and on the Compressibility of Cigarettes / Der Einfluss verschiedener Temperaturen beim Schneiden von Blattabak auf das Füllvermögen von Schnittabak und die Kompressibilität von Cigaretten

Published Online: Jun 13, 2014

Page range: 39 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0093

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