CN105979801A - Method of treating tobacco stalks - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method of treating tobacco stalks for use in tobacco cut filler comprises the steps of: breaking up the tobacco stalks to form tobacco stalk segments; conditioning the tobacco stalk segments to increase the moisture content; and rolling the tobacco stalk segments to form tobacco stalk flakes having a rolled thickness of between 0.05 millimetres and 0.5 millimetres. Preferably, during the rolling step, the tobacco stalk segments are rolled between two counter- rotating rollers rotating at different speeds to each other.
Description
Technical field
The method that the present invention relates to process the tobacco stem in tobacco cut filler.It further relates to comprise
The production of the cutting filler of tobacco stem, described tobacco stem has used this type of method to process.
Background technology
The tobacco cut filler becoming known for smoking product can be mainly by the blade-section manufacture of Nicotiana tabacum L., institute
State Nicotiana tabacum L. and separate cutting the stalk part that point beats during leaf process (threshing process) with leaf.In order to increase
Add the amount of spendable tobacco-containing material, the most proposed to be added back to cut together with blade by some cabos
Cut in filler.But, it is typically not used in remaining tobacco plant after Nicotiana tabacum L. is gathered in the crops from plant
Main stem portion, because cannot find processing tobacco stem material so that it is be applicable to cutting filler
Appropriate method.The stem of tobacco-containing material is not utilized and must be disposed in a suitable manner.
It is used for processing tobacco stem by expectation offer so that they become more suitable for by the smoking system of acting on
The method of the component of mixture of the cutting filler of product.If this type of method can produce from tobacco stem can
The material processed together with tobacco leaf, then it will be especially desired to.It also would be desirable to provide for
The method processing tobacco stem, it uses conventional instrument, hence in so that realizing this type of method is to have cost to imitate
Benefit.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, it is provided that the method processing tobacco stem, the method comprises the steps:
-make tobacco stem crush, to form tobacco stem section；
-make tobacco stem section conditioning, with the content that moisturizes；With
-rolling has the tobacco stem section of the rolling thickness of 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter.
The method of the present invention produces the tobacco stem sheet be applicable to tobacco cut filler.
In this manual, term " stem " is for referring to remaining cigarette after leaf includes stalk and blade is removed
The dominant structural moieties of grass plant.Stem supports Nicotiana tabacum L. and is connected to the root of plant, and has high fine
Dimension cellulose content.
Term " obstructs " in this article for referring to be connected to blade stem and being connected to the Nicotiana tabacum L. of arteries and veins or muscle and plant
The structure division of thing, described arteries and veins or muscle extend through the leaf between blade-section.Context in the present invention
In, term " obstructs " does not contain term " stem ", and the stalk of tobacco plant and stem are considered as different piece.
" rolling thickness " of the tobacco stem sheet produced by the method according to the invention refer to rolling instrument
The Nicotiana tabacum L. first surface of contact and the distance and between the Nicotiana tabacum L. second surface of rolling instrument contacts.Example
As, " rolling thickness " of the Nicotiana tabacum L. of rolling can refer between the upper surface of Nicotiana tabacum L. and the lower surface of Nicotiana tabacum L. away from
From.Rolling thickness therefore corresponds to the size of the tobacco stem section reduced in size during the operation of rolling.
The rolling thickness of indivedual tobacco stem sheets can use conventional measuring device to measure under the microscope.Indivedual stems
The rolling thickness of sheet is obtaining at the point of cut direction, and described cut direction obtains maximum cross section
Long-pending.
Having surprisingly found that the processing method that tobacco stem is implemented the present invention provides tobacco stem sheet, it has
The outward appearance similar to the tobacco leaf used in cutting filler, and taste and the virtue of main flume can be facilitated
Fragrant.Therefore, a certain proportion of tobacco stem sheet can be as the acceptable component of cutting filler together with tobacco leaf
Include together with optional cabo section.
Tobacco stem sheet is used to replace the tobacco leaf in cutting filler to be cost-efficient, because stem is usual
Obtain with the cost less than tobacco leaf.By improving the utilization of Tobacco plant material and thus reducing waste
Tobacco-containing material amount, the use of tobacco stem sheet also has positive environmental effect.Additionally, due to and blade
The nicotine content that the tobacco stem that compares is lower, the use of tobacco stem sheet reduces the production of product at nicotine
In can be favourable.
Advantageously, tobacco stem can use conventional instrument and technology to be processed.Additionally, the tobacco stem of gained
Sheet can be processed in existing primary processing line together with tobacco leaf.Realize the method for the present invention and by institute
Therefore the cost that the tobacco stem sheet obtained includes in cutting filler is preferably minimized.
In the method for the invention, tobacco stem the most effectively decomposes, and has close with offer
Tobacco stem sheet in that thickness of tobacco leaf.More stem material is included additionally, can obtain, and its
The tobacco product that middle stem material and blade are more effectively admixed.The method of the present invention can be to from any type
The tobacco stem of tobacco plant (including but not limited to burley tobaccos, Virginia Nicotiana tabacum L. or Oriental tobacco) enter
OK.The method can be to the stem of the Nicotiana tabacum L. from single type or different types of from two or more
The stem of mixture is carried out.
The tobacco stem that Nicotiana tabacum L. and cabo have been removed from by the method for the present invention is carried out.In the method
In one step, make tobacco stem broken to reduce its size, in order to optimize the follow-up operation of rolling.Tobacco stem can make
Tobacco stem section is resolved into by any suitable method.The appropriate method making tobacco stem broken includes but not limited to
Crush, cut, cut into slices, shred or cut down.Preferably, tobacco stem is broken into and has about 10 millimeters extremely
About 500 millimeters, more preferably from about 50 millimeters are to the tobacco stem section of the length of about 100 millimeters.
In the context of the present invention, term " length " refers to the stem size on the direction of main caulom.
Tobacco stem is broken the most along its length.Alternately or except along its length cutting tobacco stem in addition to, stem can
By on direction generally radially, i.e. towards heartcut or divide every tobacco stem and crush.This
The transverse cross-sectional area of stem section will be reduced, and expose the inner surface of hollow tobacco stem.Preferably, cigarette is made
Grass blade is broken into the tobacco stem section of the width with about 5 millimeters to about 20 millimeters.Alternatively or additionally,
Tobacco stem is preferably broken into the tobacco stem section of the thickness with about 1 millimeter to about 10 millimeters.Tobacco stem section
" width " and " thickness " refer to the size of the stem section vertical with length, as defined above.
Optionally, before making the broken step of stem, tobacco stem can conditioning, with the content that moisturizes.
Preferably, during optional conditioning step, the moisture of tobacco stem section increases to about 15 to 35
The stove volatile matter of percentage ratio, the stove volatile matter of more preferably from about 20 to 30 percentage ratios.
After tobacco stem has been broken into tobacco stem section, make tobacco stem section conditioning before rolling, to increase
Moisture so that stem is sufficiently flexible with rolled, with MIN destruction, cracking or other damages
Evil occurs.The conditioning section of may additionally facilitate of tobacco stem section is rolling to desired thickness, and can improve tobacco stem
The outward appearance of sheet.Preferably, during conditioning step, the moisture of tobacco stem section increases to about 15
To the stove volatile matter of 35 percentage ratios, the stove volatile matter of more preferably from about 20 to 30 percentage ratios.
The moisture of tobacco-containing material is denoted herein as " stove volatile matter percentage ratio ", and it is by measuring
Due to evaporation after 103 degrees Celsius of lower drying materials 100 minutes in stove, the weight of tobacco stem subtract
Light percentage ratio is measured.The moisture of tobacco stem can use this process on any rank of processing method
Section is easily measured.
The conditioning of tobacco stem section is preferably by making the mixture of tobacco stem Duan Yushui, steam or water and steam
Contact is carried out.Such as, tobacco stem Duan Keyu steam and the counter current contacting of water, simultaneously in rotational circle cylindricality
Cylinder rolls.Tobacco stem section alternately can be at humidifying chamber conditional.A further replacement
In scheme, tobacco stem section can be soaked a period of time, in order in permission moisture penetration to the internal structure of stem.
After conditioning step, rolling tobacco stem section is so that the thickness of stem reduces to about 0.05 millimeter to about
0.5 millimeter.The thickness of tobacco stem section reduces the level to the thickness close to tobacco leaf.Preferably,
Tobacco stem section is rolling to the thickness of about 0.1 millimeter to about 0.2 millimeter.
By tobacco stem section is rolling to this thickness, the stem sheet of gained is visually similar to tobacco leaf,
And in therefore can including cutting filler, and do not damage the outward appearance of cutting filler.In many cases,
Tobacco stem sheet visually cannot be distinguished by with blade material.Additionally, by by the thickness of tobacco stem sheet and cigarette
That coupling of blade of grass sheet, stem sheet settles out during transport or storage from the remainder of cutting filler
The danger come is preferably minimized.
Tobacco stem section is rolling to the thickness of 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter and at least partly decomposes the cell of stem material
Structure, and rupture plant tissue on the microscale level.When the tobacco stem of rolling is watched by microscope,
The cyto-architectural decomposition of tobacco stem is clear from.
Preferably, during the milling step of the method for the present invention, roller applies at least about 50 to tobacco stem section
Ton, the compression stress of more preferably at least about 70 tons.Rolling is preferably carried out in the single step operation of rolling, although
In some cases, the two step operations of rolling can be suitable.Gap between roller can change, to realize cigarette
The required rolling thickness of grass blade sheet.
Preferably, during milling step, tobacco stem section rolls between the roller of a pair reverse rotation.?
In particularly preferred embodiment, tobacco stem section is in a pair reverse rotation rotated with speed different from each other
Roll between roller, i.e. differential speeds roller.The use of the speed that the most advantageously finds differences roller promotes tobacco stem section
It is rolling to the desired thickness of 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter.This is presumably because that tobacco stem section is owing to working as Duan Jing
The stretching that the shearing force suffered when crossing roller causes, described roller is advanced with speed different from each other.It is true that
If roller rotates at approximately the same rate, then leaf substantially suffers compression stress.On the other hand, with roller
Rotating with friction speed, leaf suffers compression and shear load.Occur while tobacco stem section is compressed
Tobacco stem section this stretching optimize the operation of rolling, and enable the most totally reduce stem thickness.This
Outward, the use of differential speeds roller allows more fine-grained output.
It has also been found that using differential speeds roller to produce in the milling step of the method for the present invention has improvement
The tobacco stem section of the rolling of outward appearance, it is more closely similar to tobacco leaf.This means when including to cutting filling out
Time in material, tobacco stem section visually there is no different from blade.
Preferably, the roller of reverse rotation so operates so that the difference in the superficial velocity of roller is at least
About 5 percentage ratios, more preferably at least about 8 percentage ratios.This means that in two rollers, superficial velocity is excellent faster
Choosing at least about 5 percentage ratios bigger than the superficial velocity of roller more at a slow speed.Preferably, in the superficial velocity of roller
Difference is less than about 15 percentage ratios, more preferably less than about 10 percentage ratios.
Preferably, roller is with about 3 meter per seconds to about 8 meter per seconds, more preferably from about 4 meter per seconds to about 6 meter per seconds and
The average surface speed operation of preferably from about 5 seconds/meter.
In alternative embodiments, tobacco stem can roll between single roller and substantially flat plane.
In certain embodiments, the method according to the invention may further include the steps of: feed liquid (casing
Solution) it is applied to tobacco stem sheet, and tobacco stem sheet is heated together with the feed liquid of application.
The application of feed liquid can advantageously improve taste and the visual appearance of tobacco stem sheet.Feed liquid can use any
Suitably means include that such as spray application is in tobacco stem sheet.Feed liquid preferably comprises the aqueous solution of sugar.
Generally, sugar will be the key component of solution, although suitable wetting agent such as glycerol can be added.When needing,
Optional aroma constituent may also comprise in feed liquid.
During heating steps, feed liquid has been applied to its tobacco stem sheet heating, in order to cause feed liquid and
Reaction between some component of Nicotiana tabacum L..This step is responsible for the main development of the fragrance of tobacco stem, described perfume (or spice)
Taste due to Nicotiana tabacum L. compound with in feed liquid sugar reaction and occur.
During heating steps, tobacco stem sheet is preferably heated to the temperature of at least about 50 degrees Celsius.Nicotiana tabacum L.
The heating of stem sheet can use any suitable means to carry out.In a preferred embodiment, tobacco stem sheet is being dried
Heated by hot-air stream in device.Hot-air stream preferably about 70 degrees Celsius to about 140 degrees Celsius,
At a temperature of more preferably from about 200 degrees Celsius, take the photograph so that the temperature of tobacco stem sheet reaches up at least 50
The preferable temperature of family name's degree.
After the heating step, tobacco stem sheet can conditioning again, with the content that moisturizes.Such as, following institute
Stating, when the further cutting step of needs, this can be favourable, with guarantee tobacco stem sufficiently flexible with
Cut, and harmless or destruction.During conditioning step again, the moisture of tobacco stem sheet is preferred
Increase to the stove volatile matter of at least about 20 percentage ratios.
The method according to the invention may further include the steps of: cutting tobacco stem sheet, so that the size of section subtracts
Few to the suitable cutting width in cutting filler.Preferably, cutting step walks in above-mentioned conditioning again
Carry out after Zhou.Cutting width can be adjusted according to the required purposes of tobacco stem sheet.Such as, with for hands
Medicated cigarette or pipe tobacco product compare, less, thinner cutting width for be intended for smoking product,
The particularly cutting filler in super thin cigarette can be preferred.Preferably, tobacco stem sheet is cut to about 0.3
Millimeter is to the cutting width of about 1.3 millimeters, more preferably from about 0.65 millimeter to about 0.9 millimeter.
After dicing, tobacco stem sheet can optionally drying, to reduce moisture.Preferably, moisture
Reduce the stove volatile matter to about 10 percentage ratios to about 15 percentage ratios, more preferably from about 12 percentage ratios to about 14
The stove volatile matter of percentage ratio.Drying steps can at room temperature be carried out, but preferably, tobacco stem sheet is about 70
Degree Celsius heat in hot-air stream at a temperature of about 200 degrees Celsius.For being dried tobacco stem sheet
Suitable apparatus include but not limited to rotary dryer and flash distillation tower drier.
Tobacco stem sheet can optionally combine with tobacco leaf when the moment of the method for the present invention so that one
The mixture of tobacco stem and tobacco leaf is carried out by individual or multiple subsequent steps.Some enforcement in the present invention
In example, before feed liquid is applied, tobacco stem sheet is made to combine with tobacco leaf so that all subsequent treatment walk
Suddenly tobacco stem sheet and blade to combination are carried out.Alternately, tobacco stem sheet can be different from tobacco leaf
Production line on separately process, and together with tobacco leaf can admix after treatment with stem.Need
Time, the cabo of rolling can additionally and blade and stem blending.
As it has been described above, tobacco stem section be rolling to 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter thickness allow tobacco stem sheet with
The size similar to tobacco leaf produces.This advantageously means that the mixture of tobacco stem and blade can one be leaveed
That enters by process instrumentation is at least part of, and when needing, it is convenient at identical process step and bar
Part processes together.Therefore the processing of tobacco-containing material can use existing instrument to carry out, and described existing instrument is
Process tobacco leaf through being used for.This provides the effective and cost effect of the mixture processing tobacco stem and blade
Benefit method, and without other instrument.
The tobacco stem sheet produced by the method for the present invention can advantageously comprise cutting for smoking product
Cut in filler product.In tobacco stem sheet directly can include cutting filler together with blade, or can add
It is processed further, such as to form reconstituted tobacco materials before in returning to cutting filler.
According to the present invention, it is provided that for the method producing the cutting filler comprising tobacco stem sheet, the method
Including as it has been described above, the method according to the invention processes tobacco stem, and by the tobacco stem sheet of gained and cigarette
Blade of grass sheet is admixed.
Present invention also offers the tobacco cut filler for smoking product, it comprises the most at least about
The tobacco stem sheet of 0.5 percentage ratio, has the rolling thickness of 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter.Preferably, cigarette
Grass cutting filler comprises the tobacco stem sheet of the most at least about 1 percentage ratio.Preferably, Nicotiana tabacum L. cutting is filled out
Material comprises by weight no more than about 30 percentage ratios, the most no more than about 10 percentage ratios
Tobacco stem sheet.Such as, in a preferred embodiment, tobacco cut filler includes by weight about 0.5 percentage
Than to by weight about 30 percentage ratios or by weight about 1 percentage ratio to by weight about 10 percentage ratios
Tobacco stem sheet.
Under this level, include that tobacco stem sheet is included it to the tobacco stem section of rolling at cutting filler
The taste of interior cutting filler has the effect that in fact cannot detect.Tobacco stem sheet and tobacco leaf, swollen
At least one class blending in swollen Nicotiana tabacum L., reconstituted tobacco or a combination thereof, to provide cutting filler.Tobacco leaf
Such as burley tobaccos blade, Oriental tobacco blade, Flue-cured or a combination thereof can be included.When it is present, swollen
Swollen Nicotiana tabacum L. and reconstituted tobacco can use known apparatus and method to be formed by any suitable tobacco type.
Tobacco stem sheet can occur with the blending of other kinds of tobacco-containing material before cutting and drying steps,
Make final mixture identical in batches in cut together and be dried.Alternately, blending can cutting and
It is dried after tobacco stem sheet being carried out and occurs so that blending is the final step in the production of cutting filler.
In the tobacco stem processed by the method according to the invention can include various smoking product.Especially
Ground, the tobacco stem processed by the method according to the invention can like this or one or more experiencing
In other operations include smoking product after such as processing by feed liquid.In certain embodiments, by basis
The tobacco stem that the method for the present invention processes finds the application for producing cutting filler, and described cutting filler can
In the tobacco rod of flammable smoking product such as cigarette with filter tip, cigarlet or cigar.Alternately,
Cutting filler can be used for providing the Nicotiana tabacum L. in smoking product based on distillation or electric heating type cigarette smoking system
Aerosol generates substrate.Alternately, cutting filler can be used as hand-rolled cigarette or made products, or for cigarette
Loose tobacco product in bucket.
The smoking product comprising cutting filler can be packaged in container, such as by one or more foldable layer pressed compacts
In the container that material is formed, described cutting filler includes the tobacco stem using the method according to the invention to process.
Suitably container includes but not limited to hinged cover formula container and slip case formula container.
The merely illustrative example of mode of the present invention further describes:
Detailed description of the invention
The tobacco stem that leaf major part is removed from by the method according to the invention is carried out.Carry on the back at this
Under scape, express " major part is removed " to be used for meaning, after stalk cuts away, to still suffer from the fraction of stalk
Or it is remaining.
Stem is first broken to produce the stem section with the length less than 500 millimeters.
In conditioning step, tobacco stem section is placed in rotatingcylindrical drum, and it rotates with continuous moving stem
Section.Steam contacts with tobacco stem section through cylinder with the adverse current of water, until the moisture of tobacco stem section
Reach the stove volatile matter of about 30 percentage ratios.
The tobacco stem section of conditioning is rolling to the rolling of 0.15 millimeter subsequently between the roller reversely rotated
Thickness, to produce tobacco stem sheet.Roller operates with the differential speeds of 8 percentage ratios, and applies 80 tons
Compression stress.
Tobacco stem sheet sprays by sugared feed liquid in water subsequently.In addition to sugar, feed liquid includes serving as
The glycerol of wetting agent.
After feed liquid is applied, the heat that tobacco stem sheet is subsequently used at a temperature of about 100 degrees Celsius is empty
Gas heats four to eight minutes in band drier so that it is Celsius that the temperature of Nicotiana tabacum L. increases to about 50
Degree.
After the heating step, make tobacco stem sheet cool down, and use similar to above-mentioned conditioning step
The conditioning again of method and instrument, until the moisture of tobacco stem section returns to the stove of about 20 percentage ratios
Volatile matter.
With other tobacco-containing materials, treated tobacco stem sheet includes that tobacco leaf mixes subsequently, cut to be formed
Cut filler mixture.
Cutting filler mixture use subsequently including tobacco stem sheet is set to the standard cutting width of 0.9 millimeter
Blade cut, and be then dried to the moisture level of the stove volatile matter of about 13 percentage ratios,
It is then transferred to storage or is directly transferred to cigarette manufacture line.
Should be appreciated that as it has been described above, depend on required feature and the desired use of final cutting filler, can change
Become the moisture level of processing procedure, rolling stem thickness, cutting width, tobacco stem ratio and other parameters.
Claims (15)
1. the method processing tobacco stem, described method comprises the steps:
Described tobacco stem is made to crush, to form tobacco stem section；
Make described tobacco stem section conditioning, with the content that moisturizes；With
Roll described tobacco stem section, to form the Nicotiana tabacum L. of the rolling thickness with 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter
Stem sheet.
Method the most according to claim 1, wherein during described milling step, described tobacco stem
Section rolls between the roller of two reverse rotations rotated with speed different from each other.
Method the most according to claim 2, wherein the surface at the roller of the pair of reverse rotation is fast
Difference in degree is at least 5 percentage ratios.
4., according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein make described tobacco stem crush,
To form the tobacco stem section of the length with 10 millimeters to 500 millimeters.
5. according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein in the described conditioning step phase
Between, the moisture of described tobacco stem section increases to the stove volatile matter of 20 to 35 percentage ratios.
6., according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said conditioning step includes
Described tobacco stem section is made to contact with the mixture of steam, water or water and steam.
7. according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein in the described milling step phase
Between, the compression stress of at least 50 tons is applied to described tobacco stem section.
8., according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, described method also includes following step
Rapid:
Feed liquid is applied to described tobacco stem sheet；With
Described tobacco stem sheet is heated together with the described feed liquid of application.
Method the most according to claim 8, wherein said tobacco stem sheet conditioning the most again,
To moisturize content.
The most according to claim 8 or claim 9, method, wherein before described feed liquid is applied, make institute
State tobacco stem sheet to combine with tobacco leaf so that tobacco stem sheet and the blade of combination are carried out by subsequent step.
11. 1 kinds of tobacco cut filler, described tobacco cut filler is by the method comprised the steps
Obtain:
Described tobacco stem is made to crush, to form tobacco stem section；
Make described tobacco stem section conditioning, with the content that moisturizes；With
Roll described tobacco stem section, to form the Nicotiana tabacum L. of the rolling thickness with 0.05 millimeter to 0.5 millimeter
Stem sheet.
12. tobacco cut filler methods according to claim 11, wherein at described milling step
Period, described tobacco stem section is rolled between the roller of two reverse rotations rotated with speed different from each other
System.
13. tobacco cut filler according to claim 12, wherein in the pair of reverse rotation
Roller superficial velocity in difference be at least 5 percentage ratios.
14. according to the tobacco cut filler described in claim 11 to 13, wherein walks in described conditioning
Rapid period, the moisture of described tobacco stem section increases to the stove volatile matter of 20 to 35 percentage ratios.
15. tobacco cut filler according to claim 11, described tobacco cut filler comprise by
The tobacco stem sheet of weight meter at least 5 percentage ratio.
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