An Automatic Capillary Press, a Smoking Machine for Collecting Instant Smoke Condensate. 2nd Report: An Automatic Capillary Press/Die Kapillarpresse, eine Rauchmaschine zur Gewinnung von nativem Rauchkondensat. 2. Mitteilung: Die automatische Kapillarpresse

Construction and working principle of an automatic capillary press, a smoking machine for preparing instant smoke condensate of 15 cigarettes per smoking procedure, are presented. The smoking capacity is 500 cigarettes per day. Condensate production by means of total puffs smoking, in echelons as well as by means of individual puffs is possible. The reproducibility of smoke condensate and smoke nicotine yields is 2.5% R.S.D. Compared with electrostatic precipitation the smoke yield is 90%. The yields of condensate, nicotine, phenols, water, acids, and benzopyrene are reported. Changes of the results of total puffs yields and individual puff yields as a function of initial tobacco moisture as well as different precipitation procedures are indicated.