EP1856991B1 - Materiau pour filtre a cigarette et filtre a cigarette - Google Patents

Materiau pour filtre a cigarette et filtre a cigarette Download PDF

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EP1856991B1
EP1856991B1 EP06712433.9A EP06712433A EP1856991B1 EP 1856991 B1 EP1856991 B1 EP 1856991B1 EP 06712433 A EP06712433 A EP 06712433A EP 1856991 B1 EP1856991 B1 EP 1856991B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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  • the present invention relates to a cigarette filter material useful for selectively and efficiently removing an aldehyde (in particular formaldehyde) while maintaining a palatable component such as nicotine or tar, a process for producing the same, a cigarette filter formed from the cigarette filter material, a cigarette comprising the cigarette filter, and a method for reducing an amount of formaldehyde in smoke.
  • an aldehyde in particular formaldehyde
  • a palatable component such as nicotine or tar
  • Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 528105/2002 ( JP-2002-528105A ) (Document 4) and 528106/2002 ( JP-2002-528106A ) (Document 5) disclose a cigarette filter having 3-aminopropylsilyl covalently bonded to a related atomic group.
  • Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 505618/2003 ( JP-2003-505618A ) (Document 6) discloses a filler containing an ammonium salt
  • Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 71388/1982 ( JP-57-71388A ) (Document 7) discloses addition of an amino acid for improving flavor of cigarette.
  • the basic components as described above in particular, synthetic polymeric amines, often have a smell of a specific amine odor due to decomposition of the amines or remain of low molecular weight components.
  • the basic component itself or a volatile substance contained therein vaporizes and shows toxicity to the human body in many cases.
  • the volatilization of the basic component can be inhibited by acidifying a solution thereof in the impregnation step.
  • the basic component however, has a potential for liberation for some reason, e.g., contact with other basic substances or hydrolysis.
  • a component such as an amino acid is often crystallized and has a low volatile, enough adsorption effects in smoke cannot be expected because the amino acid has a low adsorption activity in such a crystal state.
  • an adsorbent containing a conventional basic component has some effects on removal of the acidic substance or the aldehyde, however such an adsorbent has been impractical for the adsorbent for cigarette filter in terms of safety or effects thereof.
  • a chitosan derivative such as a chitin or a chitosan does not crystallize or volatilize. Moreover, it is known that the chitosan derivative is harmless to the human body and has an antibacterial activity.
  • JP-11-100713A JP-11-100713A
  • Document 8 discloses a chitosan-containing cellulose acetate fiber which contains a chitosan and has an antibacterial rate of not lower than 26%.
  • dispersion and inclusion of a chitosan in a spin dope for example, by a manner such as a method of adding or mixing a chitosan-dispersed liquid to a dope for cellulose acetate, wherein the dispersion contains a chitosan pulverized to a size smaller than a predetermined size (a maximum particle size of not larger than 3 ⁇ m), or a method of adding or mixing a chitosan to the solvent directly and preparing the size of the chitosan by a certain dispersion condition.
  • a predetermined size a maximum particle size of not larger than 3 ⁇ m
  • JP-53-142600A JP-53-142600A
  • Document 9 discloses a cigarette filter containing a chitin or chitin derivative in a proportion of not less than 3 wt% relative to the cigarette filter.
  • a method for involving the chitin in the filter may include a method comprising directly blending a powder obtained from the chitin with a cigarette filter material, or a method comprising dissolving the chitin in a polar solvent, then extruding the solution in a coagulant such as isopropyl ether to give a fiber or film, and blending the fiber or film with a cigarette filtermaterial.
  • Example 1 of the document mentions that after a cellulose acetate fiber bundle is enough opened with air, 6% by weight of triacetin is sprayed uniformly on the fiber bundle, and a chitin powder is attached with the fiber bundle in a proportion of 3 to 70% by weight relative to the bundle while the surface of the filament is sticky.
  • the document describes that, in the case of particularly blending the chitin and chitin derivative with an acetate filter, the chitin and chitin derivative imparts a distinctive light aroma and palatability to a cigarette due to a synergistic effect between an acetyl group in the derivative and an acetyl group in the acetate.
  • the reducing (or removing) rate of tar is 34 to 41% and that of nicotine is 28 to 29% in Examples so that the characteristics are equivalent or more on conventional article.
  • JP-60-168373A discloses a cigarette filter comprising, as a material, a fiber consisting of a chitin or a derivative thereof (e.g., a chitosan obtained by deacetylation of part or all of acetylamino groups in the chitin, and a compound which is obtained by etherifying, esterifying, hydroxyethylifying or O-methylifying OH groups or CH 2 OH groups in a chitin).
  • a chitin or a derivative thereof e.g., a chitosan obtained by deacetylation of part or all of acetylamino groups in the chitin, and a compound which is obtained by etherifying, esterifying, hydroxyethylifying or O-methylifying OH groups or CH 2 OH groups in a chitin.
  • a production process for the fiber preferably includes a process comprising dissolving a chitin or a derivative thereof in a solvent to form a dope, and forming the dope into a fiber by a wet spinning process.
  • the cigarette filter described in this document tends to adsorb tar or nicotine in use compared with a filter containing triacetylcellulose or a rayon as a material, and has an adsorption and adhesion performance one-and-a half times to twice or more as high as a conventional filter.
  • JP-62-111679A discloses a cigarette filter material containing a polysaccharide ion exchanger or a powdery polysaccharide (e.g., a cellulose, anagarose, anamylose, achitin, andachitosan) for removing a mutagenic compound in smoke during smoking.
  • a polysaccharide ion exchanger or a powdery polysaccharide e.g., a cellulose, anagarose, anamylose, achitin, andachitosan
  • the polysaccharide ion exchanger or the powdery polysaccharide can be used as a filter of a cigarette body, or in the form dispersed or inserted in a space of an acetate filter.
  • JP-7-31452A discloses a cigarette filter containing a chitin or a chitosan in a proportion of 5 to 100% by weight.
  • the chitin or chitosan may be used singly or in combination with a powder of fiber of silica, alumina, aluminosilicate, zirconia, a rayon, a cellulose, a protein or a synthetic resin.
  • the chitin or chitosan may be used by impregnating a substrate comprising a powder or a fiber of, for example, silica, alumina, aluminosilicate, zirconia, activated carbon, or a cellulose (such as rayon, cotton or wood pulp), a starch, a protein (such as a gelatin or a casein), or a synthetic resin (such as cellulose acetate, a polyethylene, a polyester or a nylon) with the chitin or chitosan solution, and then drying the resulting matter.
  • a harmful component such as nicotine, tar or an aldehyde in smoke can be effectively adsorbed and collected.
  • Example 3 has mentioned that a filter was obtained by filling 80 mg of a powdery chitin or chitosan in a paper tube, covering each side of the paper tube with each 10 mg of a cotton nonwoven fabric to form a filter chip, and connecting a cigarette part of a commercially available HIGH LIGHT to the filter chip, where the filter had collecting rates of nicotine, tar, and an acrolein of 70%, 75%, and 96%, respectively.
  • nicotine or tar is a main harmful component in smoke, and there is growing interest in delivery of nicotine or tar.
  • Many countries obligate indication of nicotine and tar.
  • nicotine itself is a taste component of a cigarette and directly takes part in contentment of smoking.
  • tar removal of a tar component in smoke at a relatively high level is not preferred because aroma and palatability are deteriorated. That is, indiscriminate reduction of low-volatile smoke components containing tar or nicotine brings about insufficient taste and feeling of unsatisfaction.
  • an aldehyde in particular formaldehyde, not only has a pungent odor but also effects on health adversely, and has attracted attention as one of allergens recently. Accordingly, it is consequently preferred to remove the aldehyde as much as possible.
  • the cigarette filter containing the above-mentioned chitin or chitosan derivative have relatively safe on the human body, the filter highly removes not only the aldehyde such as formaldehyde but also a component such as nicotine or tar. As a result, the cigarette deteriorates taste and palatability (or aroma and palatability).
  • the cigarette filter has non-selective adsorbality to formaldehyde, and highly adsorbs not only formaldehyde but also tar or nicotine as is the case with an activated carbon or others.
  • the amount of tar or nicotine falls away, and the taste and palatability is not entirely satisfactory for smokers. Accordingly, smokers often unintentionally inhale smoke deeply or frequently during smoking.
  • the chitosan or the like is hard and fragile in its own, there is a possibility that, in a filter consisting of a fiber of the chitosan, the chitosan fiber dropped out from the filter is aspirated into the human body and causes injury to respiratory organs. Moreover, as described in the above-mentioned Document 12, even in the case of adding a chitosan particle to cellulose acetate filter which is used habitually as a cigarette filter, there is the possibility that the particle damages respiratory organs due to dropout.
  • US-A-4018678 discloses a method of removing from cigarette smoke constituents comprising pyrolysis products, acrolein, formic and acetic acids, acetaldehyde, phenols and negatively charged particles.
  • US-A-3262181 discloses a process for opening a tow made up of crimped continuous filaments.
  • an aldehyde in particular, formaldehyde
  • a taste and palatability component such as tar or nicotine
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an odorless cigarette filter material which has safety in oral intake and which is useful for selectively reducing an aldehyde (in particular, formaldehyde).
  • an aldehyde in particular, formaldehyde
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a process for conveniently and efficiently producing a cigarette filter material capable of selectively reducing an aldehyde (in particular, formaldehyde).
  • an aldehyde in particular, formaldehyde
  • an aldehyde in particular, formaldehyde
  • a cigarette filter material comprising a substrate (e.g., a substrate having a filter rod structure) treated with a dispersion that comprises a particulate polysaccharide having an amino group (e.g., a chitosan) and a specific medium can selectively adsorb an aldehyde (in particular, formaldehyde) compared with palatable components such as tar and nicotine, probably because the filter exerts chemical adsorption performance due to the amino group in the polysaccharide.
  • a substrate e.g., a substrate having a filter rod structure
  • a dispersion that comprises a particulate polysaccharide having an amino group (e.g., a chitosan) and a specific medium
  • aldehyde in particular, formaldehyde
  • palatable components such as tar and nicotine
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention comprises a substrate and a polysaccharide particle having an amino group, and the polysaccharide is adhered to the substrate, wherein the substrate is treated with a dispersion comprising the polysaccharide and the medium (or the dispersion medium for the polysaccharide).
  • the polysaccharide is dispersed in the form of a particle in the dispersion.
  • the substrate may have a filter rod structure (for example, may be a filter rod having a filter rod structure).
  • the filter material may have a filter rod structure (specifically, the filter material may comprise a filament and have a filter rod structure).
  • the polysaccharide having an amino group may be a chitosan.
  • the filter rod structure means a structure (a filter structure) formed by arranging a given amount of mono-filaments (for example, 3000 to 100000 mono-filaments) in the flow direction of a mainstream smoke.
  • the average particle size of the particulatepolysaccharide maybe 0.1 to 100 ⁇ m (for example, 0. 5 to 50 ⁇ m).
  • the medium may contain a humectant capable of remaining in or adhering to the substrate even after the treatment.
  • the medium may contain a polyol as the humectant [for example, at least one member selected from the group consisting of a C 2-6 alkanediol, a di- to tetraC 2-4 alkylene glycol, and a C 3-10 alkanetriol (e.g., glycerin)].
  • a polyol for example, at least one member selected from the group consisting of a C 2-6 alkanediol, a di- to tetraC 2-4 alkylene glycol, and a C 3-10 alkanetriol (e.g., glycerin)].
  • the representative dispersion may contain, for example, a chitosan having a degree of deacetylation of not less than 70% and an average particle size of 1 to 20 ⁇ m, and a medium such as a C 3-6 alkanetriol (particularly, glycerin).
  • a medium such as a C 3-6 alkanetriol (particularly, glycerin).
  • Such a medium may contain water, an alkanol, the plasticizer, and others.
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention comprises the substrate adhered the polysaccharide thereto (or contained the polysaccharide therein).
  • the adhering amount of the polysaccharide may be, for example, 1 to 100 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the substrate.
  • the medium resides (or remains) in the substrate.
  • a remaining medium or medium residing in the substrate
  • the medium is allowed to contain or reside (or remain) in the substrate. Therefore, the selectively reducing (or removing) performance on an aldehyde (in particular formaldehyde) can be further improved.
  • the residual amount of the medium is 0.5 to 100 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the substrate.
  • the adhering amount of the polysaccharide having an amino group may be 1 to 80 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the substrate.
  • the residual amount of the medium may be 5 to 400 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the polysaccharide having an amino group.
  • the medium in the case of using the humectant as a medium, the medium can efficiently be allowed to remain or contain in (or adhere to) the substrate even after the adhesive treatment.
  • the remaining medium in the cigarette filter material, may at least comprise a polyol as a humectant, and the residual amount of the polyol may be 3 to 200 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the polysaccharide having an amino group.
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention may be produced by treating (or adhesively treating or allowing to adhere) a substrate with a dispersion comprising a particulate polysaccharide having an amino group and the medium that disperses the polysaccharide, as mentioned above.
  • the present invention includes a cigarette filter made of the cigarette filter material. Since such a cigarette filter can efficiently and selectively reduce (or remove) an aldehyde (in particular formaldehyde), the present invention also includes a method for reducing an amount of an aldehyde (in particular formaldehyde) in main stream smoke, which comprises forming the cigarette filter from the filter tow.
  • taste and palatability (or aroma and palatability) components such as nicotine and tar
  • the retention of formaldehyde may be not more than 65% while maintaining each retention of nicotine and tar of not less than 75%.
  • the present invention includes a cigarette comprising said cigarette filter.
  • chitosan means a deacetylated compound obtainable by heating chitin [ ⁇ -1,4-poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, (C 8 H 13 NO 5 ) n ] with a concentrated alkali solution, or other means, and the chitosan at least has a polymer structure, ⁇ -1,4-poly-D-glucosamine.
  • the substrate e.g., a substrate having a filter rod structure of a cellulose ester fiber
  • a dispersion comprising a particulate polysaccharide having an amino group and the medium in combination.
  • an aldehyde in particular, formaldehyde
  • a taste and palatability or aroma and palatability component
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention is odorless and safe even in the case of oral intake because of using a polysaccharide (such as a chitosan).
  • the cigarette filter material is useful for selective reduction (or removal) of an aldehyde (in particular, formaldehyde).
  • the cigarette filter of the present invention can therefore selectively reduce (or remove) an aldehyde (in particular, formaldehyde) without deterioration of taste and palatability.
  • a substrate contained in the filter material is treated (or adhesively treated) with a dispersion comprising aparticulate polysaccharide having an amino group and the medium (or the dispersion medium for the polysaccharide), and at least the polysaccharide (and the medium) are attached to the substrate.
  • the polysaccharide having an amino group plays an important role in removal of an aldehyde (inparticular, formaldehyde) and usually forms a hydrogen bond. And, the ability of adsorbing to the aldehyde (in particular formaldehyde) is poor even in the case of being directly used as a cigarette filter material or a cigarette filter because of the lack of basic or nucleopetal property of the polysaccharide.
  • a particulate polysaccharide having an amino group is added to the medium (or the dispersion medium for the polysaccharide), and a reducing (or removing) performance of the polysaccharide (or a selectively reducing (or removing) performance) on an aldehyde can be improved.
  • the adhesive treatment of the substrate with the dispersion containing the polysaccharide and the medium contributes to, for example, (a) efficient adhesion of the polysaccharide to the substrate while maintaining the particulate form of the polysaccharide, (b) effective action of the amino group on the selective reduction of the aldehyde by inhibiting or weakening formation of a hydrogen bond due to the amino group of the polysaccharide under the action of the medium (and the medium residing in the substrate after the adhesive treatment), (c) extension of the surface area of the polysaccharide adhered to the substrate, (d) enhancement of the adherence of the polysaccharide adhered to the substrate, (e) combination of these effects (a) to (d).
  • a material efficiently exerts the selectively reducing performance of the polysaccharide on the aldehyde.
  • the substrate is treated with a dispersion containing a polysaccharide having an amino group and the medium (or the dispersion medium), and may comprise, depending on the shape (or structure) of the substrate, for example, a fiber (or fibrous material) such as a natural or synthetic fiber (for example, a cellulose ester fiber (e.g., a cellulose acetate fiber), a cellulose fiber [for example, a wood fiber (e.g., a wood pulp fiber made from a softwood, hardwood, or others), a species fiber (e.g., a cotton fiber such as a linter), a bast fiber, and a leaf fiber or a leafstalk (e.g., Manila hemp, and New Zealand flax)], a regenerated fiber (e.g., a viscose rayon, a cupra (cuprammonium rayon), and an artificial silk treated with nitric acid), a polyester fiber, a polyurethane fiber, a polyamide fiber, and a polyo
  • the preferred component of the substrate may include a fiber (a fibrous material), for example, a cellulose ester fiber.
  • a fiber a fibrous material
  • examples of the cellulose ester may include an organic acid ester such as cellulose acetate, cellulose propionate or cellulose butyrate, or a mixed fatty acid ester (e.g., cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and cellulose acetate phthalate); an inorganic acid ester such as cellulose nitrate, cellulose sulfate or cellulose phosphate; a mixed acid ester such as cellulose nitrate acetate; and a cellulose ester derivative such as a polycaprolactone-grafted cellulose acetate.
  • the preferred cellulose ester may include an organic acid ester (for example, an ester of a cellulose with an organic acid having a carbon number of about 2 to 4), for example, cellulose acetate, cellulose propionate, cellulose butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and others.
  • organic acid ester for example, an ester of a cellulose with an organic acid having a carbon number of about 2 to 4
  • cellulose acetate particularly cellulose diacetate
  • the degree of polymerization of the cellulose ester maybeusually10to1000 (forexample, 50to1000), preferably 50 to 900 (for example, 100 to 800), and more preferably 200 to 800.
  • the degree of substitution of the cellulose ester may be, for example, selected from the range of 1 to 3 (for example, 1 to 2.9), preferably may be 1.5 to 2.7, and more preferably 1.7 to 2.6.
  • the average fiber length may be selected from the range of 0.1 mm to 5 cm, for example, may be 0.5 to 30 mm (for example, 1 to 25 mm), preferably 2 to 20 mm, and more preferably 3 to 15 mm (for example, 5 to 10 mm).
  • the average fiber diameter may be, for example, 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably 0.5 to 80 ⁇ m, and more preferably 1 to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the filament in the filter tow may have a crimping structure.
  • the filament can have a non-crimping structure.
  • the average particle size may be, for example, 0.1 to 2000 ⁇ m, preferably 10 to 1500 ⁇ m, and more preferably 100 to 1000 ⁇ m.
  • the shape of the substrate may be suitably selected depending on the constitutive component form (e. g. , the fiber, and the particle), and may be a shape of the constitutive component itself, such as a fibrous form or a particle form (or a particulate) or may be any form such as a capillaceous form, a woven fabric form, a nonwoven fabric form, a filter rod structure (or a filter rod-like form, for example, a filter rod structure having a crimped structure), a paper form (or a paper or a paper structure), a sheet form and granules.
  • the constitutive component form e. g. , the fiber, and the particle
  • a shape of the constitutive component itself such as a fibrous form or a particle form (or a particulate) or may be any form such as a capillaceous form, a woven fabric form, a nonwoven fabric form, a filter rod structure (or a filter rod-like form, for example, a filter rod
  • the substrate having the paper structure may be obtained by making a staple from the fiber and forming the staple into a sheet through a dry or wet nonwoven fabric process, or by mixing the staple with a beat pulp to give a slurry and forming the slurry into a paper.
  • the substrate may be a pre-formed filter (for example, a filter rod formed from a cellulose ester (such as cellulose acetate) having a crimped structure).
  • a pre-formed filter (or filter-like) substrate can be directly used as a cigarette filter after coating treatment (and drying).
  • the preferred substrate may be in the form of a filter rod formed from a fiber [or a filter (a filter substrate) having a rod formed from a fiber].
  • a deal of particle matter such as nicotine and tar exist in smoke or aerosol, especially in mainstream smoke.
  • the substrate comprises a fiber having a fibril
  • such a particle matter tends to collide with the fibril part.
  • the transmittance of nicotine or tar is decreased, and there is the possibility that the substrate is inappropriate for the object of the present invention.
  • the later-mentioned filter rod (or filter having a filter rod structure) having a small amount of the fibril comprises a mono-filament in a broad sense (a multifilament having a substantially infinite continuous length) defined by the polymer engineering. Accordingly, such a filter rod (or filter) ensures to give an excellent delivery (or permeability) to nicotine or tar without collision with any particle matter.
  • the substrate comprises the rod (or the filter rod) formed from a mono-filament rather than the rod that has a sheet formed from a natural fiber having a fibril, e.g., a natural fiber such as a cotton lint or an absorbent cotton and a beat pulp (e.g., see Example 3 described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 31452/0995 ( JP-7-31452A )).
  • a natural fiber such as a cotton lint or an absorbent cotton and a beat pulp
  • the most preferred substrate is a substrate having a filter rod (in particular, a filter substrate having a filter rod structure (or a filter rod substrate)).
  • the filter rod (the filter having a rod structure) may comprise a mono-filament, that is a conventional filter material (fiber), and may be made by spinning (dry, melt or wet spinning).
  • the fiber constituting the filter rod substrate may include, for example, the cellulose fiber, the regenerated fiber (e.g., the viscose rayon fiber, and the cupra (cuprammonium rayon) fiber), the synthetic fiber such as the cellulose derivative fiber (e. g.
  • the cellulose ester fiber the polyester fiber
  • the polyurethane fiber the polyamide fiber
  • the polyolefin fiber e.g., the polyethylene fiber, and the polypropylene fiber
  • the preferred fiber may include the cellulose fiber, the cellulose ester fiber, and the like.
  • the fiber comprising at least the cellulose ester fiber is preferred.
  • the cellulose ester fiber there may be mentioned a fiber similar to the above-mentioned one, for example, a fiber of an organic acid ester such as cellulose acetate fiber, cellulose propionate fiber or cellulose butyrate fiber (for example, a fiber of an organic acid ester having a carbon number of 2 to 4); a mixed fatty acid ester fiber such as a cellulose acetate propionate fiber or a cellulose acetate butyrate fiber; and a cellulose ester derivative such as a polycaprolactone-grafted cellulose ester fiber.
  • an organic acid ester such as cellulose acetate fiber, cellulose propionate fiber or cellulose butyrate fiber
  • a mixed fatty acid ester fiber such as a cellulose acetate propionate fiber or a cellulose acetate butyrate fiber
  • the preferred cellulose ester fiber may include, for example, a cellulose acetate fiber, a cellulose propionate fiber, a cellulose butyrate fiber, a cellulose acetate propionate fiber, a cellulose acetate butyrate fiber, and the like.
  • the cellulose acetate fiber is preferred.
  • These cellulose ester fibers may be also used singly or in combination.
  • the degree of polymerization of the cellulose ester may be, for example, 50 to 900, and preferably 200 to 800. Moreover, the degree of substitution of the cellulose estermaybe selected from the range of, for example, 1.5 to 3.0.
  • the shape at cross section in the filament is not particularly limited to a specific one, and for example, may be any form such as a circular form, an elliptical form, an irregular form (for example, Y-shaped form, X-shaped form, I-shaped form, R-shaped form, and H-shaped form) or a shape at cross section of hollow fiber.
  • the shape at cross section is preferably a polygonal irregular form such as Y-shaped form, X-shaped form, I-shaped form, R-shaped form or H-shaped form.
  • the filament diameter and the filament length may be selected depending on the species of the fiber.
  • the filament diameter may be 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m, and preferably 0.1 to 50 ⁇ m, and the filament length may be selected from the range of 50 ⁇ m to 5 cm, and preferably 100 ⁇ m to 3 cm in many cases.
  • the filament length preferably corresponds to the length of the filter rod or a part of the filter rod (e.g., 3 to 30 mm, for example, about 10 mm, and about 25 mm).
  • the fineness of the fiber may be selected from the range of, for example, 1 to 16 denier, and preferably 1 to 10 denier.
  • the fiber such as the cellulose ester fiber may have either of a non-crimped structure or a crimped structure.
  • the mono-filament that has a crimped structure is more preferred.
  • the filter rod substrate is in the form of a rod (a fiber bundle) formed by uniting (sheaving) filaments, for example, 3,000 to 1, 000, 000 mono-filaments (forexample, 3,000 to 100,000 mono-filaments), preferably 5,000 to 100,000 mono-filaments (particularly comprising cellulose ester filaments).
  • a rod a fiber bundle formed by uniting (sheaving) filaments, for example, 3,000 to 1, 000, 000 mono-filaments (forexample, 3,000 to 100,000 mono-filaments), preferably 5,000 to 100,000 mono-filaments (particularly comprising cellulose ester filaments).
  • the substrate may be formed by mixing and uniting a filament treated with an amino group-containing polysaccharide (for example, a chitosan) and an untreated (or raw) filament.
  • an amino group-containing polysaccharide for example, a chitosan
  • an untreated (or raw) filament for example, a cellulose ester (preferably cellulose acetate) as a material of such an untreated filament is advantageous to taste and palatability, and ensures to adjust the reducing rate of a formaldehyde and the residual rate of tar or nicotine.
  • the polysaccharide having an amino group is not particularly limited to a specific one as far as the polysaccharide is a glucan derivative and has an amino group as a substituent .
  • Representative examples of such a polysaccharide may include a chitosan.
  • the chitosan may be derived from a chitin whose the acetyl group is at least deacetylated, as mentioned above.
  • the degree of deacetylation of the chitosan may be, for example, not lower than 20% (for example, 30 to 100%), preferably not lower than 40% (for example, 50 to 99%), and more preferably not lower than 60% (for example, 65 to 98%).
  • the chitosan used in the present invention usually has a relatively high degree of deacetylation (namely, has many amino groups), in order to enhance a selective reducing (or removing) rate against an aldehyde (particularly, formaldehyde), in many cases. That is, the chitosan having a high degree of deacetylation has more amino groups compared with the chitin or the like, and is excellent in a selective reducing effect on an aldehyde (in particular, formaldehyde).
  • the degree of deacetylation of the chitosan may be therefore, for example, not less than 60% (for example, 65 to 100%), preferably not less than 70% (for example, 75 to 99%), and more preferably not less than 80% (forexample, 85 to 98%).
  • the "degree of deacetylation" is represented by the following formula, wherein the acetyl group of the chitosan is A1 mol and the deacetyl group (i.e., amino group) of the chitosan is A2 mol.
  • Such an acetylation degree may be, for example, analyzed by 1 H-NMR, 13 C-NMR, or other means.
  • the base dissociation constant "pK b " of the chitosan at 25°C may be, for example, not less than 5.5 (for example, 6 to 12), preferably not less than 6 (for example, 6.3 to 10), and more preferably not less than 6.5 (for example, 6.8 to 9).
  • the base dissociation constant may be usually not less than 7 (for example, 7.3 to 11), preferably not less than 7.5 (for example, 7. 8 to 10), and more preferably not less than 8 (for example, 8.5 to 9.5).
  • the chitosan may be a chitosan derivative produced by derivatization.
  • a chitosan derivative may include, for example, a chitosan salt (for example, a carboxylate such as a pyrrolidone carboxylate, a lactate or an alginate), a hydroxylated chitosan [for example, a chitosan protected (or substituted) by a hydroxyalkyl group (e.g., hydroxyethyl group, and hydroxypropyl group), such as hydroxypropylchitosan, and a glycerylated chitosan], and a cationated chitosan.
  • a chitosan salt for example, a carboxylate such as a pyrrolidone carboxylate, a lactate or an alginate
  • a hydroxylated chitosan for example, a chitosan protected (or substituted) by a hydroxy
  • the chitosan derivative may include a chitosan in which the OH group or CH 2 OH group constituting the chitosan skeleton is protected (or substituted) by a protecting group (or a substituent), for example, an alkyl group (e.g., a C 1-4 alkyl group such as methyl group), an ester group (or acyl group, for example, acetyl group).
  • a protecting group or a substituent
  • an alkyl group e.g., a C 1-4 alkyl group such as methyl group
  • an ester group or acyl group, for example, acetyl group
  • the degree of polymerization of the polysaccharide having an amino group may be selected from the range of 10 to 5000 (for example, 50 to 4000), and for example, may be 20 to 3000, preferably 300 to 2000 and more preferably 50 to 1000 (for example, 100 to 500).
  • the polysaccharide is dispersed in the form of a particulate (or a powder) in the dispersion.
  • the polysaccharide may be in the form of a particulate (e.g., a particle form, a fine particle form, a pellet form), and may be a spherical form, a elliptical form, a columnar form (e.g. , a prismatic form), an amorphous form, or other form.
  • the average particle size of the particulate polysaccharide may be selected from the range of 0.05 to 500 ⁇ m (e.g., 0.08 to 300 ⁇ m), and may be, for example, 0.1 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably 0.5 to 50 ⁇ m, and more preferably 1 to 20 ⁇ m.
  • the particulate polysaccharide may be, depending on the species of the medium or others, a primary particle or a secondary particle.
  • the content (dispersing amount) of the polysaccharide may be selected from the range of 0.01 to 200 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the medium (the whole medium) depending on the species of the medium, and may be, for example, 0.05 to 150 parts by weight (e.g., 0.1 to 100 parts by weight), preferably 0.2 to 100 parts by weight (e.g. , 0.5 to 90 parts by weight), and more preferably 1 to 80 parts by weight (e.g., 1 to 70 parts by weight).
  • the medium (or the dispersion medium) used in the invention comprises
  • the medium used in the invention is a solvent (or a poor solvent to the polysaccharide) capable of dispersing the particulate polysaccharide.
  • a medium may be selected depending on the species of the polysaccharide (e.g., the polymerization degree, and the degree of deacetylation), and may be a medium (a solvent) capable of dissolving (or plasticizing) the substrate.
  • the medium may also include a solid humectant as described later.
  • the media may be used singly or in combination.
  • the solvent may comprise a nonpolar solvent [for example, a solvent having a relatively low dielectric or non-dielectric constant (e.g., a solvent having a dielectric constant of less than 15), e.g., a hydrocarbon (e.g., an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon, an aromatic hydrocarbon, and a halogenated hydrocarbon), and a chain carboxylic acid ester (for example, an acetic acid ester such as ethyl acetate or butyl acetate)], and usually may comprise at least a polar solvent (or a polar liquid).
  • the polar solvent does not usually melt (or fuse) the substrate.
  • the polar solvent may include, for example, water, an alcohol, a ketone (e.g., a dialkyl ketone such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone or methyl isobutyl ketone), and an ether [for example, a cyclic ether (e.g., tetrahydrofuran), a dialkylene glycol alkyl ether (e.g., diethylene glycol dimethyl ether), and a glycol ether ester (e.g., ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate)].
  • a ketone e.g., a dialkyl ketone such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone or methyl isobutyl ketone
  • an ether for example, a cyclic ether (e.g., tetrahydrofuran), a dialkylene glycol alkyl ether (e.
  • the preferred polar solvent may include, from the viewpoint of efficient releasing a hydrogen bond due to the amino group of the polysaccharide, a hydroxyl group-containing solvent such as water or the alcohol.
  • the alcohol may include a monool [for example, an alkanol such as a C 1-10 alkanol (e.g., methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, 2-butanol or isobutanol, preferably a C 1-8 alkanol, more preferably a C 1-6 alkanol, and particularly a C 1-4 alkanol), acycloalkanol (e.g., a C 4-10 cycloalkanol such as cyclohexanol), an alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether(e.g., a methyl cellosolve, an ethyl cellosolve, a butyl cellosolve, and a propylene
  • a C 2-10 alkanediol such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol or hexylene glycol, preferably a C 2-8 alkanediol, more preferably a C 2-6 alkanediol, and particularly a C 2-4 alkanediol), a polyalkylene glycol(e.g.,a di- to tetraC 2-4 alkylene glycol such as diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol or tripropylene glycol)], a triol [for example, an alkanetriol (a C 3-10 alkanetriol such as glycerin or 1,2,6-hexanetriol, preferably a C 3-6 alkanetriol, and more preferably a C 3-4 alkanetriol)], a tetra- or more hydric
  • the polar solvents may be used singly or in combination.
  • the polar solvent may comprise at least a polar solvent as a humectant (a polar solvent acting as a humectant, hereinafter, may be referred to as a wetting polar solvent).
  • a polar solvent may include, among the above-exemplified polar solvents, the dialkylene glycol monoalkyl ether, the (poly)alkylene glycol monoacylate, and the polyol [for example, the alkanediol, the alkanetriol (e.g., glycerin)].
  • the most preferred wetting polar solvent includes the polyol, in light of having a plurality of hydroxyl groups and being excellent in a capacity for releasing the hydrogen bond due to the amino group of the polysaccharide.
  • the polyol resides (or remains) in or adheres to the cigarette filter material (substrate) even after the adhesive treatment (and drying) because of a relatively high boiling point thereof, and therefore acts as a humectant (or a moisture component).
  • the wetting polar solvent e.g., the polyol
  • the polar solvent is excellent in release of the hydrogen bond due to the amino group of the polysaccharide, and is useful for improving the performance for selective reduction (or removal) of the aldehyde.
  • a humectant remaining in the cigarette filter material or the substrate ensures to stably maintain the performance for selective reduction of the aldehyde for a long period.
  • the wetting polar solvent seems to have a function to inhibiting volatilization of water or the monool (e.g., the alkanol) after the adhesive treatment.
  • the hydrogen bond due to the amino group of the polysaccharide can be effectively released (or loosed) by allowing such a polar solvent to remain in the substrate.
  • the wetting polar solvent may be used singly or in combination.
  • a volatile medium in particular, a volatile polar solvent or non-wetting polar solvent, for example, at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of water and a monool (for example, an alkanol such as a C 1-4 alkanol) ] and a wetting polar solvent may be used in combination.
  • the boiling point of the wetting polar solvent may be, for example, not lower than 150°C (e.g. , 180 to 500°C), preferably not lower than 200°C (e.g. , 210 to 400°C), more preferably not lower than 220°C (e.g. , 230 to 350°C), and particularly not lower than 250°C (e.g., 260 to 320°C).
  • the boiling point of the volatile medium e.g., a volatile polar solvent such as water or the alkanol
  • the volatile medium may be, for example, lower than 150°C (e.g., 35 to 145°C), preferably 40 to 130°C, and more preferably 50 to 120°C.
  • the medium capable of plasticizing the substrate may include a general plasticizer for the substrate.
  • a general plasticizer for the substrate can efficiently enhance an adherence between the substance and the substrate by plasticizing the substrate.
  • the plasticizer may include a phosphoric acid ester ⁇ for example, an aliphatic phosphoric acid ester (e.g., a triC 1-12 alkyl ester of a phosphoric acid such as triethyl phosphate), an aromatic phosphoric acid ester (e.g., a C 1-20 alkyldiC 6-15 aryl ester of a phosphoric acid such as octyldiphenyl phosphate, and a triC 6-15 aryl ester of a phosphoric acid such as tricresyl phosphate), and a condensed phosphoric acid ester [e.g., a dihydroxyarene-bis(diaryl phosphate) such as resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate)]
  • a diC 1-12 alkyl ester of phthalic acid such as dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate or dioctyl phthalate, and a C 1-6 alkoxyC 1-12 alkyl ester of phthalic acid such as dimethoxyethyl phthalate)
  • an aliphatic carboxylic acid ester for example, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid ester (e.g., a C 1-12 alkyl ester of a C 6-12 dicarboxylic acid such as an adipic acid ester (such as dibutyl adipate, dioctyl adipate or dibutoxyethoxyethyl adipate), an azelaic acid ester corresponding to such an adipic acid ester, or a sebacic acid ester corresponding to such an adipic acid ester), a citric acid ester (e.
  • the fatty acid ester of the polyol may include an ester of a lower fatty acid (e.g., a C 1-4 alkanecarboxylic acid such as acetic acid) with a polyol [for example, an alkanetriol mono- to triacylate (e.g., a C 3-6 alkanetriol mono- to triC 1-4 acylate such as monoacetin, diacetin, or triacetin, preferablyaglycerinmono- to triC 2-3 acylate)], a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol oligomer [for example, a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol dimer or trimer such as a mono- to tetracylate of an alkanetriol dimmer (e.g., a diC 3-6 alkanetriol mono- to tetraC 1-4 acylate such as diglycerin tetracetate)], and others.
  • plasticizers as a plasticizer used in combination with a substrate comprising a cellulose ester (particularly, a cellulose acetate), a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol, for example, an acetin (e.g., a glycerin di- to triacetate such as diacetin or triacetin), is preferably used from the viewpoint of excellent swelling capacity to the substrate.
  • an acetin e.g., a glycerin di- to triacetate such as diacetin or triacetin
  • a polyol di- or triC 1-4 acylate (particularly, a C 3-6 alkanetriol di- or triC 1-4 acylate such as diacetin) is excellent in a function improving adsorption performance to an aldehyde of the polysaccharide containing an amino group, and may be most preferably used. Therefore, as the plasticizer used in combination with the substrate comprising a cellulose ester, a plasticizer comprising at least polyol di- or triacylate (particularly, diacetin, triacetin, and the like), particularly, an acetin, may be preferably used.
  • theplasticizer maycompriseatleast a polyol diacylate (particualrly, a C 3-6 alkanetriol diC 1-4 acylate such as diacetin).
  • the plasticizer may comprise diacetin and triacetin.
  • Triacetin sometimes contains diacetin and/or monoacetin. In usual, industrial triacetin contains diacetin and/or monoacetin as impurities.
  • a plasticizer at least containing a polyol diC 1-4 acylate (particularly, diacetin) the content of the polyol diC 1-4 acylate (particularly, diacetin) may be not less than 1% by weight (e.g., 2 to 100% by weight), preferably 3 to 80% by weight, and more preferably 5 to 60% by weight (e.g., 8 to 40% by weight) relative to the total amount of the plasticizer (particularly, an acetin).
  • diacetin and other acetin ensures to moderately enhance the viscosity of the dispersion with improving the performance for adsorbing an aldehyde.
  • a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol is excellent in capability of plasticizing a cellulose ester, as well as has capability of releasing the hydrogen bond due to the amino group of the polysaccharide. Therefore, such a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol can enhance selective reduction of an aldehyde (particularly, formaldehyde), and further, can be preferably used because of high safety.
  • the plasticizers may be used singly or in combination.
  • the medium capable of plasticizing the substrate may be usually in the form of a liquid (liquid form at a room temperature).
  • the medium capable of plasticizing the substrate usually has a relatively high boiling point [for example, a boiling point of 150 to 500°C, preferably 200 to 450°C, and more preferably 220 to 400°C (e.g., 250 to 380°C)], and the medium after the adhesive treatment often remains (or resides) in the substrate or the cigarette filter material without volatilization or drying. Therefore, the medium capable of plasticizing the substrate may be nonvolatile.
  • the preferred medium may include, depending on the species of the substrate, an ester of a lower fatty acid with a polyol (for example, a glycerin triC 2-3 acylate such as triacetin) in the light of oral safety for human health.
  • a polyol for example, a glycerin triC 2-3 acylate such as triacetin
  • These media capable of plasticizing the substrate may be used singly or in combination.
  • the medium also includes a solid medium (solid at a room temperature) as long as the solid medium can dissolve in the liquid medium (e.g., the polar solvent, and the plasticizer). That is, the medium may comprise a solid medium and a medium capable of dissolving the solid medium. Such a solid medium may act as a humectant similar to the wetting polar solvent, by remaining in the substrate even after adhesive treatment (and drying).
  • the solid medium may include, for example, a synthetic polymer having a hydroxyl group or an ether bond (an ether group) [for example, a polyvinyl alcohol, and a polyalkylene glycol (e.g., a polyethylene oxide, a polypropylene oxide, and a polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide)], a natural polymer (e.g., a gelatin, a dextrin, and a starch), a cellulose derivative [for example, a cellulose derivative having a hydroxyl group (e.g., a hydroxyalkyl cellulose such as hydroxyethyl cellulose or hydroxypropyl cellulose, and an alkyl-hydroxyalkyl cellulose such as ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose), and a cellulose ether (e.g., a carboxyalkyl cellulose such as carboxymethyl cellulose, and an alkyl cellulose such as ethyl cellulose)], a carbohydrate (or
  • the medium may include (1) a medium (or a dispersion medium) comprising water and/or a monool (e.g., an alkanol including the polyol) (which may comprise the above-mentioned solid humectant or others), (2) a medium (or a dispersion medium) comprising the plasticizer (e.g., a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol) (which may comprise the above-mentioned solid humectant or others), and others.
  • a medium or a dispersion medium
  • a monool e.g., an alkanol including the polyol
  • the plasticizer e.g., a lower fatty acid ester of a polyol
  • the preferred medium may include a medium containing the wetting polar solvent, for example, (1a) a medium comprising water and/or a monool and the wetting polar solvent (for example, a polyol such as glycerin), (2a) a medium comprising the plasticizer and the wetting polar solvent, and the like.
  • a medium containing the wetting polar solvent for example, (1a) a medium comprising water and/or a monool and the wetting polar solvent (for example, a polyol such as glycerin), (2a) a medium comprising the plasticizer and the wetting polar solvent, and the like.
  • the proportion of the wetting polar solvent may be selected from the range of 0.01 to 100% by weight (e.g., 0.05 to 50% by weight) relative to the medium in the dispersion.
  • the proportion may be 0.1 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.3 to 20% by weight, and more preferably 0.5 to 15% by weight (e.g., 1 to 10% by weight).
  • the proportion of the wetting polar solvent may be, for example, 0.05 to 30 parts by weight (e.g. , 0.1 to 20 parts by weight), preferably 0. 3 to 15 parts by weight, and more preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by weight (e.g., 1 to 8 parts by weight) relative to 100 parts by weight of water and/or the monool.
  • the medium containing a kind of the polar solvent such as an alkanol e.g., a C 1-4 alkanol
  • the medium containing a kind of the polar solvent such as water or a polyol seems to efficiently increase the surface area of the polysaccharide adhered to the substrate probably because the medium can efficiently prevent or inhibit swelling or aggregation of the polysaccharide.
  • the medium containing a kind of the polar solvent such as water or a polyol
  • agglutination of the polysaccharide is caused in the medium.
  • the polysaccharide having an amino group is adhered to the substrate.
  • the shape of the polysaccharide adhered to the substrate usually corresponds to that of the polysaccharide in the dispersion, and is often a particulate form. Moreover, the particulate polysaccharide adhered to the substrate may be aggregated.
  • the adhering amount (or the content or impregnating amount) of the polysaccharide may be selected from the range of not more than 100 parts by weight (for example, 1 to 100 parts by weight) relative to 100 parts by weight of the substrate depending on the species of the medium.
  • the adhering amount may be 1 to 80 parts by weight, preferably not more than 60 parts by weight (e.g. , 2 to 60 parts by weight), preferably not more than 40 parts by weight (e.g., 3 to 40 parts by weight), particularly not more than 30 parts by weight (e.g., 4 to 30 parts by weight), and usually not more than 20 parts by weight (e.g., 5 to 20 parts by weight).
  • the content of the polysaccharide is too large, there is a possibility that the adsorption amount of tar or nicotine is increased.
  • the surface area (the specific surface area) of the polysaccharide adhered to the substrate may be, for example, not larger than 50 m 2 (e.g., 0.01 to 40 m 2 ), preferably 0.1 to 30 m 2 and more preferably 0.5 to 20 m 2 per gram of the polysaccharide, in response to the species of the medium or the particle size of the polysaccharide.
  • the surface area (the specific surface area) of the polysaccharide adhered to the substrate is relatively large, and may be, for example, 1 to 50m 2 , preferably 3 to 30m 2 and more preferably 5 to 20 m 2 (e.g., 6 to 15 m 2 ) per gram of the polysaccharide.
  • the surface area of the polysaccharide varies depending on the species of the medium. If unifying the condition such as the species of the medium or the particle size of the polysaccharide, the larger the surface area of the polysaccharide indicates the higher the performance for selective reduction of the aldehyde (particularly formaldehyde).
  • the medium containing a component such as water or the polyol
  • the surface area (the specific surface area) of the polysaccharide has a tendency to become small, as described above.
  • such the medium (particularly containing the polyol) is excellent in a performance for releasing the hydrogen bond due to the amino group. Therefore, using said medium and residing of the medium on the substrate ensures to enhance the performance for selectively reducing (or removing) the aldehyde of the polysaccharide even when the specific surface area of the polysaccharide is small.
  • the medium partly or wholly resides in the substrate.
  • the wetting polar solvent such as the polyol
  • the plasticizer such as the medium
  • the medium such as the solid medium
  • the volatile medium e.g., water, and the alkanol
  • the fiber can hold adsorbed water by going through a usual production process.
  • such an absorbed water content is few milligrams (for example, 1 to 3 mg) per 100 mg of the substrate at most.
  • the fiber becomes an absolute dry state (the absorbed water content is almost zero).
  • the residual amount (the adhering amount, the content) of the medium is 0.5 to 100 parts by weight (e.g., 0.8 to 90 parts by weight) relative to 100 parts by weight of the substrate, preferably 1 to 80 parts by weight (e.g., 1.5 to 80 parts by weight), more preferably 2 to 70 parts by weight (e.g. , 3 to 60 parts by weight), particularly 4 to 50 parts by weight (e.g., 5 to 30 parts by weight), and usually 5 to 20 parts by weight (e.g., 5 to 15 parts by weight).
  • the remaining medium comprises the wetting polar solvent (particularly, a polyol as a humectant), and the residual amount (the adhering amount, the content) of the wetting polar solvent (particularly, the polyol) may be selected from the range of 2 to 60 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the substrate, more preferably 3 to 40 parts by weight, and particularly 5 to 20 parts by weight (e.g., 5 to 15 parts by weight).
  • the residing proportion (the adhesion proportion, the content proportion) of at least one member (selected from the group consisting of water, the monool (e.g., a C 1-4 alkanol) and the plasticizer) relative to the wettingpolarsolvent [the former/the latter (weight ratio)] may be 99/1 to 0/100, preferably 95/5 to 5/95, and more preferably 90/10 to 10/90 (e.g., 85/15 to 15/85).
  • the residual amount (the adhering amount, the content) of the medium may be up to 500 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 400 parts by weight, and more preferably 10 to 300 parts by weight (e.g. , 20 to 200 parts by weight) relative to 100 parts by weight of the polysaccharide.
  • the residing medium comprises the wetting polar solvent (particularly, the polyol as a humectant), and the residual amount (the adhering amount, the content) of the wetting polar solvent (particularly, the polyol as a humectant) may be, for example, 1 to 300 parts by weight, preferably 3 to 200 parts by weight, more preferably 5 to 180 parts by weight (e.g., 8 to 150 parts by weight), and particularly 10 to 120 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the polysaccharide.
  • the residual amount (the adhering amount, the content) of the medium may be, in terms of hydroxyl group of the medium (or in the total amount of the hydroxyl group in the whole medium), not less than 0.1 mol (e.g., 0.3 to 500 mol), for example, not less than 0.5 mol (e.g., 0.8 to 300 mol), preferably not less than 1 mol (e.g., 1.2 to 150 mol), more preferably not less than 1.5 mol (e.g., 1.6 to 100 mol), and particularly 1.8 to 80 mol (e.g., 2 to 50 mol) relative to 1 mol of the glycose (or monosaccharide) unit of the polysaccharide.
  • the medium containing the hydroxyl group-containing polar solvent e.g., water, and an alcohol (a monool, the polyol)
  • the amount of the polysaccharide or the medium may be adjusted depending on the length of the material or filter. For example, in the case of a short filter, since the delivery of nicotine and tar becomes higher, the amount of the polysaccharide can be increased. Moreover, based on this, the amount of the medium may be increased.
  • the cigarette filter material may further contain other component(s), for example, an inorganic fine powder (e.g., kaolin, talc, diatomaceous earth, quartz, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, titanium oxide, and alumina), a heat stabilizer (e.g., a salt of an alkali or alkaline earth metal), a coloring agent, a whitening agent, an oil, a retention aid for paper, a sizing agent, an adsorbent (e.g., an activated carbon), a biodegradation or photodecomposition accelerator (e.g., an anatase-type titanium oxide), and a natural polymer or a derivative thereof (e.g., a cellulose powder).
  • an inorganic fine powder e.g., kaolin, talc, diatomaceous earth, quartz, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, titanium oxide, and alumina
  • a heat stabilizer e.g., a salt of an
  • the form of the cigarette filter material of the present invention is not particularly limited to a specific one, and may be, for example, any of a fibrous form, a capillaceous form, a woven fabric form, a nonwoven fabric form, a tow-like form, a sheet form and a particle form (or a particulate), depending on the form of the substrate.
  • the form of the cigarette filter material may be a filter rod form.
  • the substrate that is, a substrate before an adhesive treatment
  • the substrate may have such a form in advance, or such a form may be given by molding or shaping an adhesively treated substrate (for example, a fibrous substrate, and a particulate substrate) by a conventional method (for example, a paper-making method).
  • the cigarette filter material is preferably a filter rod form (particularly a fiber bundle having a rod structure), as mentioned above.
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention may be obtained by adhesively treating a substrate with the dispersion (a dispersion comprising a particulate polysaccharide having an amino group and the medium (or the dispersion medium for the polysaccharide)). That is, the cigarette filter material of the present invention may be usually obtained by adhesively treating a substrate with the dispersion to the substrate adhere (or contain) at least the polysaccharide having an amino group [and if necessary the medium (e.g., the wetting polar solvent)].
  • the medium e.g., the wetting polar solvent
  • the adhesive treatment method may be appropriately selected depending on the shape of the substrate (e.g., a fibrous form, and a filter rod form), the material thereof, and is not particularly limited to a specific one as far as the substrate and the dispersion can be contacted with each other.
  • a method may include (i) a method of dipping (or impregnating or immersing) the substrate in the dispersion, (ii) a method of spraying or sparging (or spreading) the substrate with the dispersion, (iii) a method of coating the substrate with the solution of the dispersion, and others. These treatment methods may be used singly or in combination.
  • Such a treatment method of the present invention may be introduced into the existing manufacturing apparatus for cigarette filter, in particular an apparatus for producing a cigarette filter having a filter rod made from a cellulose acetate filament.
  • the polysaccharide (and the dispersion) may be adhered to the substrate by bringing the dispersion into contact with the substrate through the above method (e.g., coating, and dipping) during the spinning step of a filter tow.
  • the adhesive treatment may be carried out through a manner (such as spraying, coating, or dipping) in a step for forming a filter rod (a rolling up step) by winding off a tow band from a bale of filter tow band to adhere the polysaccharide (and the dispersion) to the substrate.
  • the polysaccharide (and the dispersion) may be adhered to the substrate by dipping thus manufactured plug (tow bundle (or rod)) in polysaccharide (and the dispersion).
  • the method (ii) of spraying or sparging the substrate with the dispersion is preferred.
  • the substrate is a fibrous material (for example, a substrate having a filter rod structure)
  • the polysaccharide (and the medium) can be conveniently and efficiently contained in the substrate (or in a dipping part of the substrate).
  • the treatment with the dispersion may be conducted against a part or all of the substrate.
  • a substrate having a filter rod shape ensures adhesion of the polysaccharide to the bloomed filter rod by disposing or setting the dispersion as a part of an apparatus for adding a common plasticizer and an activated carbon for filter rod (e.g., the plasticizer such as triacetin) in the filter rod maker.
  • a common plasticizer and an activated carbon for filter rod e.g., the plasticizer such as triacetin
  • at least the whole surface of the substrate (or the dipping part of the substrate) may be adhesively treated with the solution of the polysaccharide.
  • the dipping time (or treatment time) may be selected depending on the embodiment of the polysaccharide or the content thereof, and may be, for example, not shorter than 0.001 second (for example, 0.001 second to 24 hours), preferably 0.005 second to 1 hour, and more preferably 0.01 second to 30 minutes.
  • the dipping time may be, for example, not shorter than 0.001 second (for example, not shorter than 0.003 second), preferably 0.003 to 30 seconds, and more preferably 0.005 to 15 seconds.
  • the substrate adhesively treated with the medium is usually dried.
  • volatile components such as the volatile medium (e.g., water, and an alkanol) partly or wholly reside in the substrate.
  • the content of the medium to be left in the substrate can be adjusted.
  • the drying manner may be selected depending on the species of the medium (e.g., the volatile polar solvent, and the wetting polar solvent), the amount of the medium to be left, or others, and may be sun drying or air drying, and may be usually carried out by a dryer (e.g., a dryer which can reduce pressure (such as a vacuum dryer), and a hot air dryer).
  • a dryer e.g., a dryer which can reduce pressure (such as a vacuum dryer), and a hot air dryer.
  • the drying may be carried out under a room temperature (for example, 15 to 25°C), or under a warming temperature (forexample, 40 to 200°C, preferably 45 to 180°C, and more preferably 50 to 150°C). Moreover, the drying may be conducted under an atmospheric pressure or a reduced pressure.
  • the drying time may be, depending on the drying temperature, the drying pressure, the species of the medium, or other conditions. For example, the drying time may be not shorter than 1 minute (e.g., 3 minutes to 24 hours), preferably 5 minutes to 18 hours (e.g., 10 minutes to 12 hours), more preferably 20 minutes to 10 hours (e.g., 30 minutes to 8 hours).
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention is useful for constituting a cigarette filter.
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention may be used singly or in combination depending on the shape thereof.
  • the cigarette filter may comprise the cigarette filter material of the present invention and other cigarette filter material [for example, a graniferous cigarette filter material coating-treated and the fibrous material (e.g., a fibrous material which is not coating-treated)].
  • the cigarette filter of the present invention may constitute at least one part of a cigarette filter divided into a plurality of parts (e.g., a dual, or a triple), for example, one part of the dual, or both end parts of the triple.
  • Other cigarette filter material may constitute the remaining parts (for example, the other part of the dual, or the intermediate part of the triple).
  • Examples of other cigarette filter material may include a filter material composed of a part having a dalmatian containing a particulate substance (such as an activated carbon) and the other part having a natural.
  • the cigarette filter may be formed by a conventional method depending on the structure of the substrate or the filter.
  • the filter having a filter rod may be bloomed, then the bloomed filter may be applied with a conventional plasticizer (such as triacetin), and then the filter rod may be compacted at a given diameter and wrapped by paper using a filter rod maker.
  • the filter not having a filter rod may be produced by a conventional method, for example, (a) a method of filling a fibrous, powdery or other filter material directly in a metal mold for forming filter rod to give a filter plug, (b) a method of filling the filter material in a space of a pre-formed filter plug, and other methods.
  • the cigarette filter of the present invention comprising the cigarette filter material can efficiently reduce (or remove) an aldehyde (e.g., formaldehyde) while maintaining a palatable component (such as nicotine or tar or both) at a high level. Therefore, the present invention also includes a method for reducing an amount of an aldehyde (particularly, formaldehyde) in main stream smoke, wherein the method comprises forming the filter from the cigarette filter material [more specifically, a method for reducing the amount of the aldehyde (particularly, formaldehyde) while maintaining the amounts of nicotine and tar in main stream smoke].
  • an aldehyde e.g., formaldehyde
  • a palatable component such as nicotine or tar or both
  • the retention or retention rate of formaldehyde (or formaldehyde retention) of the cigarette filter may be selected from the range of not more than 90% (e.g., 0 to 88%), and may be for example, not more than 85% (e.g., 3 to 80%), preferably not more than 70% (e.g., 5 to 65%), more preferably not more than 65% (e.g., 10 to 60%), and particularly not more than 50% (e.g., 15 to 45%).
  • a cigarette filter can reduce formaldehyde at a high level.
  • the nicotine retention (in terms of weight) of the cigarette filter and the tar retention (in terms of weight) thereof may be selected from the range of not less than 50% (e.g., 55 to 100%), and are not less than 60% (e.g., 65 to 100%), preferably not less than 70% (e.g. , 75 to 99%), more preferably not less than 75% (e.g. , 80 to 98%), and particularly not less than 80% (e.g., 85 to 97%).
  • the nicotine retention (in terms of weight) of the cigarette filter may be selected from the range of not less than 60% (e.g. , 65 to 100%), and may be, for example, not less than 70% (e.g., 75 to 99%), preferably not less than 80% (e.g., 82 to 98%), and more preferably not less than 85% (e.g. , 88 to 95%).
  • the tar retention (in terms of weight) of the cigarette filter may be selected from the range of not less than 50% (e.g.
  • , 55 to 100% may be, for example, not less than 55% (e.g., 60 to 100%), preferably not less than 65% (e.g., 70 to 99.9%), more preferably not less than 70% (e.g., 75 to 99.5%), and particularly not less than 75% (e.g., 80 to 99%).
  • the retention (formaldehyde retention, nicotine retention, tar retention) may be measured as the basis for the amount of component (formaldehyde, nicotine, or tar) in smoke passing through a cigarette filter comprising a cigarette filter material before coating treatment.
  • the "retention” is expressed by the following formula when "X” represents an amount of formaldehyde (or nicotine or tar) in smoke passing through a cigarette filter comprising the untreated cigarette filter material (or the cigarette filter material before coating treatment) under given conditions (e.g., flow volume, time period, and number of times) and "Y" represents an amount of formaldehyde (or nicotine or tar) in smoke passing through a treated cigarette filter in the same conditions as the case of the measurement of the amount "X”.
  • Retention % Y / X x 100
  • the substrate treated with the dispersion containing the polysaccharide and the medium since the substrate treated with the dispersion containing the polysaccharide and the medium is employed, the substrate can be incorporated into the cigarette filter without increase of the pressure drop of the cigarette filter.
  • the cigarette filter of the present invention therefore has draw resistance suitable to smoke.
  • the pressure drop of the cigarette filter may be selected from the range of 150 to 600 mmWG (water gage) on the basis that air is passed at a flow volume of 17.5 ml/sec. through a cigarette filter having a length of 120 mm and a circumference of 24.5 ⁇ 0.2 mm, and may be, for example, 180 to 500 mmWG, preferably 200 to 450 mmWG (e.g. , 220 to 400 mmWG), and more preferably 250 to 350 mmWG.
  • the cigarette of the present invention comprises the cigarette filter (or the cigarette filter material) .
  • the site to be disposed of the cigarette filter material is not particularly limited to a specific one.
  • the cigarette filter is often disposed in the mouthpieth or between the mouthpieth and paper-wrapped cigarette.
  • the periphery of the cross section of the cigarette corresponds to that of the cross section of the filter in many cases, and may be usually 15 to 30 mm, preferably 17 to 27 mm.
  • the cigarette filter material of the present invention is useful for constituting a cigarette filter (and a cigarette).
  • a cigarette filter (and the cigarette) of the present invention can maintain the appropriate pressure drop (or draw resistance) while holding a palatable component such as nicotine or tar, and therefore ensures to selectively reduce (or remove) an aldehyde (e.g., formaldehyde), which a harmful substance on the human body, without deterioration of taste and palatability (aroma and palatability) and of a sense of satisfaction in smoking.
  • an aldehyde e.g., formaldehyde
  • each property (a draw resistance, an amount of nicotine, an amount of tar, and an amount of formaldehyde) were measured by using a commercially available cigarette [Peace Light Box (Registered Trademark No. 2122839) manufactured by Japan Tobacco, Inc.] in accordance with the following methods.
  • the draw resistance of the above-mentioned cigarette [Peace Light Box (Registered Trademark No. 2122839) manufactured by Japan Tobacco, Inc.)] was directly measured by using a cigarette filter sample containing the leaf part of the cigarette. In the sample, the length of the filter was 25 mm and the periphery thereof was about 25 mm.
  • the draw resistance was determined as a pressure drop measured by using an automatic pressure drop-measuring apparatus (manufactured by Filtrona Instruments & Automation Ltd., FTS300) when the flow volume of air was 17.5 ml/second.
  • the smoking was conducted by using a cigarette filter sample with the use of a piston-type automatic smoking instrument having constant volume (manufactured by Heinr. Borgwaldt GmbH, RM20/CS) at a flow rate of 17.5 ml/second for a smoking period of 2 second/time with a smoking frequency of once per minute. Nicotine and tar in smoke passed through the filter were collected by a glass fiber filter (Cambridge filter), the amount of nicotine was measured by using a gas chromatograph (manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd., G-3000).
  • the amount of tar was determined based on a gravimetric technique.
  • Tn and Tt represent amounts of nicotine and tar, respectively, adhered to a Cambridge filter in control
  • Cn and Ct represent amounts of nicotine and tar, respectively, adhered to a Cambridge filter in Comparative Examples and Examples.
  • Reducing rate nicotine % 100 x 1 - Cn / Tn
  • Reducing rate of tar % 100 x 1 - Ct / Tt
  • the smoking was conducted by using a cigarette filter sample with the use of a piston-type automatic smoking instrument having constant volume (manufactured by Heinr. Borgwaldt GmbH, RM20/CS) at a flow rate of 17.5 ml/second forasmokingperiodof 2 second/time with a smoking frequency of once per minute.
  • Formaldehyde in smoke passed through the filter was collected in a DNPH (dinitrophenylhydrazine) solution to derivatize the formaldehyde with DNPH.
  • the ultraviolet ray (UV) absorbance of the derivatized formaldehyde was measured by using a gas chromatograph (manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd., G-3000).
  • the reducing (or removing) rate of formaldehyde was calculated in accordance with the following formula.
  • Tf represents an amount of formaldehyde collected in the control sample
  • Cf represents an amount of formaldehyde collected in each sample of Comparative Examples and Examples mentioned below.
  • Reducing rate of formaldehyde % 100 x 1 - Cf / Tf
  • a chitosan particle was used.
  • the chitosan particle was prepared by pulverizing "Daichitosan M" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) by means of a pulverizer.
  • the chitosan particle was passed through a sieve to collect a particle passing through a 28 mesh sieve and not passing through a 60 mesh sieve.
  • the chitosan powder (20 mg) was filled in the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube. Then, the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part (110 mg) having a length of 14 mm) was used to plug the glass tube. Thereafter, the connect part of the glass tube to the filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the connect part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm. Moreover, the chitosan particle was filled in the extended part (9 mm) between the filters. The filling amount of the chitosan particle was 20 mg per cigarette.
  • Comparative Example 2 an activated carbon commonly used for a cigarette filter was employed.
  • the activated carbon a crushed carbon "CW350SZ” was used manufactured by Futamura Chemical Co., Ltd. The crushed carbon was passed through a sieve to collect a particle passing through a 30 mesh sieve and not passing through a 50 mesh sieve.
  • the activated carbon was filled in the extended part between the filters. The filling amount of the activated carbon was 20 mg per cigarette.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped (or immersed) in a chitosan-water dispersion for 10 minutes, where the chitosan-water dispersion was a dispersion containing 2% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 95%) (that is, a solution obtained by diluting "Daichitosan FP-slurry" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co. , Ltd.) to three-fold in volume with water).
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 8 hours and 30 minutes at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amounts of chitosan and water adhered to the resulting filter part were 13 mg and 0 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was not more than 1 m 2 (the minimum limit of measurement: not more than 0.92 m 2 ) per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped in a chitosan-water dispersion for 10 minutes, where the chitosan-water dispersion was a dispersion containing 2% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 95%) (that is, a solution obtained by diluting"Daichitosan FP-slurry" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) to three-fold in volume with water).
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 5 hours at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amounts of chitosan and water adhered to the resulting filter part were 13 mg and 71 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was not more than 1 m 2 (the minimum limit of measurement: not more than 0.92 m 2 ) per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped in a chitosan-water dispersion for 10 minutes, where the chitosan-water dispersion was a dispersion containing 2% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 95%) (that is, a solution obtained by diluting "Daichitosan FP-slurry" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd. ) to three-fold in volume with water).
  • a chitosan-water dispersion was a dispersion containing 2% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 95%) (that is, a solution obtained by diluting "Daichitosan FP-slurry" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd. ) to three
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 6 hours and 15 minutes at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amounts of chitosan and water adhered to the resulting filter part were 13 mg and 19 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was not more than 1 m 2 (the minimum limit of measurement: not more than 0.92 m 2 ) per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped in a dispersion for 10 minutes, where the dispersion comprised a chitosan-water dispersion containing 2% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 95%) (that is, a solution obtained by diluting "Daichitosan FP-slurry" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) to three-fold in volume with water) and 1% by weight of glycerin.
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 8 hours and 30 minutes at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amounts of chitosan and glycerin adhered to the resulting filter part were 13 mg and 7 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was not more than 1 m 2 (the minimum limit of measurement: not more than 0.92 m 2 ) per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped in a dispersion for 10 minutes, where the dispersion comprised a chitosan-water dispersion containing 2% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 95%) (that is, a solution obtained by diluting "Daichitosan FP-slurry" (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) to three-fold in volume with water) and 4% by weight of glycerin.
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 8 hours and 30 minutes at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amounts of chitosan and glycerin adhered to the resulting filter part were 14 mg and 27 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was not more than 1 m 2 (the minimum limit of measurement: not more than 0.92 m 2 ) per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped in a chitosan-ethanol dispersion for 10 minutes, where the chitosan-ethanol dispersion (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) contained 6% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylationof 90%).
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 5 hours at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amount of chitosan adhered to the resulting filter part was 30 mg.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was 9.8 m 2 per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • the cut shorter piece (that is, the filter part having a length of 14 mm) was dipped in a dispersion for 10 minutes, where the dispersion comprised a chitosan-ethanol dispersion (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) containing 6% by weight of chitosan (having a degree of deacetylation of 90%), and 3% by weight of glycerin.
  • the filter part was put in a vacuum dryer, and dried for 5 hours at a temperature of 22°C and under a pressure of 80 mmHg.
  • the amounts of chitosan and glycerin adhered to the resulting filter part were 30 mg and 15 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was 7.5 m 2 per gram of chitosan.
  • the dried filter part having a length of 14 mm was used to plug the glass tube so that the empty space (9 mm) of the glass tube remained. Then, the connect part of the glass tube to the dried filter was also sealed up by wrapping a sealing tape around the part. Accordingly, the length of the filter comprising the cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow was 25 mm.
  • a chitosan-triacetin dispersion as a plasticizer (containing 40% by weight of chitosan having a degree of deacetylation of 90%) (manufactured by Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.) was impregnated to a cellulose diacetate crimped fiber tow having a filament denier of 2.2 and a total denier of 40,000 (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.), and the tow was bundled. The bundled tow was rolled up by an automatic rolling up apparatus to give a cigarette filter rod having a length of 100 mm and an outer diameter of 8 mm.
  • the resulting rod was cut into quarters in the direction of the long direction to obtain filter chips each having a length of 25 mm.
  • the amounts of chitosan and triacetin adhered to the 25 mm filter chip were 16 mg and 23.8 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was 6.8 m 2 per gram of chitosan.
  • the bundled tow was rolled up by an automatic rolling up apparatus to give a cigarette filter rod having a length of 100 mm and an outer diameter of 8 mm.
  • the resulting rod was cut into quarters in the direction of the long direction to obtain filter chips each having a length of 25 mm.
  • the amounts of chitosan, triacetin and glycerin adhered to the 25 mm filter chip were 15 mg, 22.5 mg and 2 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was 3.4 m 2 per gram of chitosan.
  • the bundled tow was rolled up by an automatic rolling up apparatus to give a cigarette filter rod having a length of 100 mm and an outer diameter of 8 mm.
  • the resulting rod was cut into quarters in the direction of the long direction to obtain filter chips each having a length of 25 mm.
  • the amounts of chitosan, triacetin and diacetin adhered to the 25 mm filter chip were 15.5 mg, 23.3 mg and 2.1 mg, respectively.
  • the specific surface area of chitosan adhered to the substrate was 3.2 m 2 per gram of chitosan.

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  1. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette comprenant un substrat et un polysaccharide comportant un groupe amine, dans lequel le polysaccharide est amené à adhérer au substrat,
    dans lequel le substrat est traité à l'aide d'une dispersion comprenant le polysaccharide et un milieu, et le polysaccharide est dispersé sous forme particulaire,
    le milieu comprenant
    (1) au moins un solvant contenant un groupe hydroxyle sélectionné parmi l'ensemble constitué par de l'eau, un monool présentant un point d'ébullition de 50 °C à 145 °C et un polyol présentant un point d'ébullition de 150 °C à 500 °C,
    (2) un milieu comprenant (2-1) un ester d'un acide gras inférieur avec un polyol comme plastifiant pour le substrat, et (2-2) au moins un solvant contenant un groupe hydroxyle sélectionné parmi l'ensemble constitué par de l'eau, un monool présentant un point d'ébullition de 50 °C à 145 °C, et un polyol présentant un point d'ébullition de 150 °C à 500 °C, ou
    (3) un milieu comprenant un diacylate d'alcanetriol comme plastifiant pour le substrat, et
    le milieu réside dans le substrat et la quantité résiduelle du milieu est de 0,5 à 100 parts en masse pour 100 parts en masse de substrat.
  2. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le matériau présente une structure à bâton de filtre et le polysaccharide est un chitosane.
  3. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le polysaccharide présente une taille de particule moyenne de 0,5 µm à 50 µm.
  4. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le milieu contient un polyol comme humectant.
  5. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le polyol comprend au moins un élément sélectionné parmi l'ensemble constitué par un alcanediol en C2-6, un di- à tétra-alkylène en C2-4 glycol, et un alcanetriol en C3-10.
  6. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel le milieu est (1a) un milieu comprenant de l'eau et/ou un monool, ainsi qu'un polyol, (2a) un milieu comprenant un plastifiant et un polyol, ou (3a) un milieu comprenant de la diacétine et de la triacétine.
  7. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel la dispersion comprend au moins un chitosane présentant un degré de déacétylation supérieur ou égal à 70 % et une taille de particule moyenne de 1 µm à 20 µm, ainsi qu'un alcanetriol en C3-6.
  8. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel la quantité de polysaccharide adhérée est comprise entre 1 et 100 parts en masse pour 100 parts en masse de substrat.
  9. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel la quantité de polysaccharide adhérée est comprise entre 1 et 80 parts en masse pour 100 parts en masse de substrat, et la quantité résiduelle du milieu est comprise entre 5 et 400 parts en masse pour 100 parts en masse de polysaccharide.
  10. Matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le milieu présent dans le substrat comprend au moins un polyol comme humectant, et la teneur en polyol est comprise entre 3 et 200 parts en masse pour 100 parts en masse de polysaccharide.
  11. Processus de production d'un matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon la revendication 1, qui comprend le traitement d'un substrat à l'aide d'une dispersion, dans lequel la dispersion comprend un polysaccharide particulaire comportant un groupe amine, ainsi qu'un milieu selon la revendication 1.
  12. Filtre à cigarette constitué d'un matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10.
  13. Procédé de réduction de la quantité de formaldéhyde dans la fumée, comprenant la formation du filtre à cigarette à partir d'un matériau pour filtre à cigarette selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel la rétention du formaldéhyde est inférieure ou égale à 65 % tout en maintenant chaque rétention respective de nicotine et de goudron supérieure ou égale à 75 %.
  14. Cigarette comprenant un filtre à cigarette selon la revendication 12.
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