<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A method for the simultaneous determination of the CO and CO2 concentrations in each puff of a cigarette was developed. Puff characteristics of single and multiport smoking machines were controlled by selection of critical flow orifices. The CO and CO2 were rapidly measured by nondispersive infra-red analysers, which required no wave length scanning and were free from interference by other smoke components. Precision was increased by a six-port head compared to a single port but was not improved by a 12-port head. The procedure has been applied in studies of various commercial and experimental cigarettes</p></abstract>

A method for the simultaneous determination of the CO and CO2 concentrations in each puff of a cigarette was developed. Puff characteristics of single and multiport smoking machines were controlled by selection of critical flow orifices. The CO and CO2 were rapidly measured by nondispersive infra-red analysers, which required no wave length scanning and were free from interference by other smoke components. Precision was increased by a six-port head compared to a single port but was not improved by a 12-port head. The procedure has been applied in studies of various commercial and experimental cigarettes

An Infrared Method for the Determination of Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Levels in Cigarette Smoke

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A method for the simultaneous determination of the CO and CO2 concentrations in each puff of a cigarette was developed. Puff characteristics of single and...

An Infrared Method for the Determination of Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Levels in Cigarette Smoke

Pubblicato online: 19 lug 2014

Pagine: 210 - 215

Ricevuto: 05 mag 1972

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0295

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