<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The influence of air permeability of cigarette paper on the yield of condensate and on its composition was examined. Total particulate matter and nicotine in the smoke decrease with increasing permeability of the paper. The decrease results from the smaller quantity of tobacco burnt in the mainstream. Higher combustion cannot be obtained by paper of greater permeability. The content of condensate of 3,4-benzopyrene is constant. Total particulate matter and nicotine in the smoke - measured in per cent of the tobacco smoked in the mainstream - are also constant. </p></abstract>

The influence of air permeability of cigarette paper on the yield of condensate and on its composition was examined. Total particulate matter and nicotine in the smoke decrease with increasing permeability of the paper. The decrease results from the smaller quantity of tobacco burnt in the mainstream. Higher combustion cannot be obtained by paper of greater permeability. The content of condensate of 3,4-benzopyrene is constant. Total particulate matter and nicotine in the smoke - measured in per cent of the tobacco smoked in the mainstream - are also constant.

The Influence of Air Permeability of Cigarette Paper on the Yield of Condensate and its Composition / Einfluss der Luftdurchlässigkeit von Cigarettenpapier auf die Ausbeute und Zusammensetzung des Rauches

Analytisches Laboratorium H. F. &Ph. F. Reemtsma, Hamburg, Germany

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The influence of air permeability of cigarette paper on the yield of condensate and on its composition was examined. Total particulate matter and nicotine in...

The Influence of Air Permeability of Cigarette Paper on the Yield of Condensate and its Composition / Einfluss der Luftdurchlässigkeit von Cigarettenpapier auf die Ausbeute und Zusammensetzung des Rauches

Publié en ligne: 28 mai 2014

Pages: 271 - 281

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0080

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