Publicado en línea: 04 Jul 2022 Páginas: 197 - 200
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A thin-layer chromatographic method has been developed for the qualitative and quantitative determination of carbamate residues on tobacco. The method's inferior limit of detection is 80 ng for Carbaryl and 200 ng for Undene. The coefficient of variation of the results is 5.3 % for Carbaryl and 7.7 % for Undene.
Publicado en línea: 04 Jul 2022 Páginas: 201 - 214
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An analytical method was developed for the qualitative and quantitative determination of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in tobacco products. It is based on three consecutive distributions, followed by column chromatography on deactivated alumina. This procedure leads to a degree of enrichment which allows the direct assessment of the insecticides by gas chromatography. For the isolation and identification of the individual components the column chromatography endfractions are separated by gas chromatography and collected from the effluent of the column. These materials are used for mass spectrometric analyses. For the quantitative analyses DDT-C14 is used as internal standard and the amount of insecticides is determined with the aid of a gas chromatograph with electron capture detector. In 1.0 g cigarette tobacco were found 11.7 µg 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [DDD]; 4.8 µg 1,1-dichloro2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [o,p-DDD]; 1,1 µg 1-chloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene [DDM]; 7.8 µg 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [DDT] and 3.6 µg of an admixture of 1,1,1-trichloro-2-(o-chlorophenyl)2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [o,p-DDT] and 1,1-dichloro-2-(m-chlorophenyl)2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [m,p-DDD]. The mainstream smoke of an 85 mm U.S. blended cigarette without filter tip contained 1.75 µg DDD, 0.45 µg o,p-DDD, 0.81 µg DDM, 0.77 µg DDT, 0.70 µg o,p-DDT plus m,p-DDD, 0.21 µg 1,1-dichloro-2-2bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene and 1.52 µg trans-4,4'-dichlorostilbene. Endrin was detected neither in cigarette smoke nor in U.S. tobaccos of Winter 1967-68. The transfer rates for unchanged chlorinated insecticides from cigarette tobacco into mainstream smoke amounted to 18 % for DDD, 11.6 % for o,p-DDD and 12.4 % for DDT. The findings of this study are compared with earlier publications and are briefly discussed in respect to formation of some of the chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons and the possible, though rather unlikely, contribution of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides to experimental tobacco carcinogenesis.
Publicado en línea: 04 Jul 2022 Páginas: 215 - 221
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If a firm processes all grades of tobacco in a vacuum chamber, it is feared that the conditions of temperature and pressure present will cause a deterioration in quality by loss of the volatile oils, and particularly in the oriental grades, which are rich in volatile oils. Four grades of Oriental tobacco were pre-moistened in the vacuum chamber under different conditions. We described an analytical method of determining the content of volatile oils in tobacco, and the samples of tobacco were tested by this method. For samples which had a volatile content of 0.15 %-0.21 %, and which had not been moistened in the vacuum chamber, the tests produced the following results: In the process which was used to moisten the Oriental tobacco, a single operation of pumping out the vacuum chamber to a pressure of less than 1/100th atmosphere and subsequent induction of steam, there was a loss of 5 % - 6 % of the total content of volatile oils. We then treated our samples and some American tobacco under the same conditions, but with the most intensive method of moistening, "Hi-Vac". After the first evacuation, a supply of steam was alternately sucked in and drawn off in four further stages. This resulted in 9 % -10 % of the total oil content of the tobacco going to waste. Tobacco experts observed that even a loss of 5 % - 6 % of the volatile oils was detrimental to the flavour of oriental mixtures. If, however, about 30 % of Oriental tobacco grades is added to the total mixture, no difference in flavour can be noticed.
Publicado en línea: 04 Jul 2022 Páginas: 222 - 225
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The experiments made reveal that the principle of determining the rate of flow by measuring the absorption of beta rays is suitable for industrial application in the field of tobacco processing. The advantages of the procedure are the free installation and the small dimensions of the device. The price of the apparatus is surprisingly low, its application is, therefore, expedient mainly as transducer for controlling the flow rate of additives. The precision of the procedure satisfies most purposes being constant over long periods of time and not depending on factors such as, for example, the formation of a layer sticking to the surface of the belt weigher. There is, furthermore, the possibility of measuring the rate of tobacco flow in pneumatic conveyors.
Publicado en línea: 04 Jul 2022 Páginas: 226 - 228
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Different definitions of time and production capacity at present employed by Turmac Tobacco Company are presented. The terms defined serve the purpose of calculating and evaluating the technical efficacy and productivity of production machines. They form, furthermore, the basis of the planning of production and the demand for personnel, of the calculation of the quantity of cigarettes produced as well as of a wage incentive scheme.
A thin-layer chromatographic method has been developed for the qualitative and quantitative determination of carbamate residues on tobacco. The method's inferior limit of detection is 80 ng for Carbaryl and 200 ng for Undene. The coefficient of variation of the results is 5.3 % for Carbaryl and 7.7 % for Undene.
An analytical method was developed for the qualitative and quantitative determination of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in tobacco products. It is based on three consecutive distributions, followed by column chromatography on deactivated alumina. This procedure leads to a degree of enrichment which allows the direct assessment of the insecticides by gas chromatography. For the isolation and identification of the individual components the column chromatography endfractions are separated by gas chromatography and collected from the effluent of the column. These materials are used for mass spectrometric analyses. For the quantitative analyses DDT-C14 is used as internal standard and the amount of insecticides is determined with the aid of a gas chromatograph with electron capture detector. In 1.0 g cigarette tobacco were found 11.7 µg 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [DDD]; 4.8 µg 1,1-dichloro2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [o,p-DDD]; 1,1 µg 1-chloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene [DDM]; 7.8 µg 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [DDT] and 3.6 µg of an admixture of 1,1,1-trichloro-2-(o-chlorophenyl)2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [o,p-DDT] and 1,1-dichloro-2-(m-chlorophenyl)2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane [m,p-DDD]. The mainstream smoke of an 85 mm U.S. blended cigarette without filter tip contained 1.75 µg DDD, 0.45 µg o,p-DDD, 0.81 µg DDM, 0.77 µg DDT, 0.70 µg o,p-DDT plus m,p-DDD, 0.21 µg 1,1-dichloro-2-2bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene and 1.52 µg trans-4,4'-dichlorostilbene. Endrin was detected neither in cigarette smoke nor in U.S. tobaccos of Winter 1967-68. The transfer rates for unchanged chlorinated insecticides from cigarette tobacco into mainstream smoke amounted to 18 % for DDD, 11.6 % for o,p-DDD and 12.4 % for DDT. The findings of this study are compared with earlier publications and are briefly discussed in respect to formation of some of the chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons and the possible, though rather unlikely, contribution of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides to experimental tobacco carcinogenesis.
If a firm processes all grades of tobacco in a vacuum chamber, it is feared that the conditions of temperature and pressure present will cause a deterioration in quality by loss of the volatile oils, and particularly in the oriental grades, which are rich in volatile oils. Four grades of Oriental tobacco were pre-moistened in the vacuum chamber under different conditions. We described an analytical method of determining the content of volatile oils in tobacco, and the samples of tobacco were tested by this method. For samples which had a volatile content of 0.15 %-0.21 %, and which had not been moistened in the vacuum chamber, the tests produced the following results: In the process which was used to moisten the Oriental tobacco, a single operation of pumping out the vacuum chamber to a pressure of less than 1/100th atmosphere and subsequent induction of steam, there was a loss of 5 % - 6 % of the total content of volatile oils. We then treated our samples and some American tobacco under the same conditions, but with the most intensive method of moistening, "Hi-Vac". After the first evacuation, a supply of steam was alternately sucked in and drawn off in four further stages. This resulted in 9 % -10 % of the total oil content of the tobacco going to waste. Tobacco experts observed that even a loss of 5 % - 6 % of the volatile oils was detrimental to the flavour of oriental mixtures. If, however, about 30 % of Oriental tobacco grades is added to the total mixture, no difference in flavour can be noticed.
The experiments made reveal that the principle of determining the rate of flow by measuring the absorption of beta rays is suitable for industrial application in the field of tobacco processing. The advantages of the procedure are the free installation and the small dimensions of the device. The price of the apparatus is surprisingly low, its application is, therefore, expedient mainly as transducer for controlling the flow rate of additives. The precision of the procedure satisfies most purposes being constant over long periods of time and not depending on factors such as, for example, the formation of a layer sticking to the surface of the belt weigher. There is, furthermore, the possibility of measuring the rate of tobacco flow in pneumatic conveyors.
Different definitions of time and production capacity at present employed by Turmac Tobacco Company are presented. The terms defined serve the purpose of calculating and evaluating the technical efficacy and productivity of production machines. They form, furthermore, the basis of the planning of production and the demand for personnel, of the calculation of the quantity of cigarettes produced as well as of a wage incentive scheme.