<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An investigation was performed to determine optimum conditions for the generation and collection of particulate matter and carbon oxides in sidestream smoke with a cylindrical chamber of 80 mm internal diameter. The most adequate conditions were found to be 50 cm distance between the burning cone and the Cambridge filter pad and 10 l/ min air flow rate through the chamber. Under these conditions, the static burn rate was virtually the same as that without the chamber and almost constant values for condensate were obtained by replicate measurements. Furthermore, the concentration of carbon monoxide delivered to a room could be estimated by this method. But, it was not possible to estimate the concentration of smoke particles in a room by use of sidestream measurements.</p></abstract>

An investigation was performed to determine optimum conditions for the generation and collection of particulate matter and carbon oxides in sidestream smoke with a cylindrical chamber of 80 mm internal diameter. The most adequate conditions were found to be 50 cm distance between the burning cone and the Cambridge filter pad and 10 l/ min air flow rate through the chamber. Under these conditions, the static burn rate was virtually the same as that without the chamber and almost constant values for condensate were obtained by replicate measurements. Furthermore, the concentration of carbon monoxide delivered to a room could be estimated by this method. But, it was not possible to estimate the concentration of smoke particles in a room by use of sidestream measurements.

Determination of Particulate Matter and Carbon Oxides in Sidestream Smoke

Central Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Yokohama, Japan

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An investigation was performed to determine optimum conditions for the generation and collection of particulate matter and carbon oxides in sidestream smoke...

Determination of Particulate Matter and Carbon Oxides in Sidestream Smoke

Published Online: Jan 06, 2015

Page range: 155 - 162

Received: Apr 28, 1987

Accepted: Apr 26, 1988

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0595

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.