EP2568833B1 - Filter additive - Google Patents

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EP2568833B1
EP2568833B1 EP11724440.0A EP11724440A EP2568833B1 EP 2568833 B1 EP2568833 B1 EP 2568833B1 EP 11724440 A EP11724440 A EP 11724440A EP 2568833 B1 EP2568833 B1 EP 2568833B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • A24D3/048—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure containing additives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0204—Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
    • A24D3/0212—Applying additives to filter materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/14—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as additive

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  • the invention relates to methods for making filter elements and filters for smoking articles, the filter elements and filters comprising an additive material.
  • the invention relates to methods of incorporating an additive which is solid at room temperature into filter material, the method comprising the step of melting the additive material.
  • cellulose acetate tow A wide variety of materials have been used as filter materials for tobacco smoke.
  • the most commonly used filter material is cellulose acetate tow.
  • cellulose acetate has an excellent capacity to filter tobacco smoke, it has the drawback that it is slower to degrade than other materials and can therefore be disadvantageous environmentally.
  • Efforts have been made to make cellulose acetate filters more biodegradable.
  • EP 0766929 discloses a water-disintegrable tobacco smoke filter comprising cellulose ester fibres and an adsorbent resin, which are bound together into a rod-shaped fibre bundle using a water-soluble polymer.
  • Filter materials made from non-woven sheet material and paper are known. Suitable sheet materials include polyvinyl alcohol, reconstituted tobacco, starch, and polylactic acid. These materials are much more readily degradable than cellulose acetate tow, however, they have drawbacks. In particular, in order to attain the desired structural rigidity when constructing a filter element from non-woven sheet materials and paper, the filter material is generally densely packed and this means that these filter elements have quite different properties to those made of cellulose acetate. They exhibit a greater resistance to the flow of smoke, resulting in a pressure drop which is higher than that of a conventional cellulose acetate (CA) filter, requiring the user to draw harder on the smoking article.
  • CA cellulose acetate
  • the smoke drawn through such filter material has been found to have different taste characteristics compared to the smoke drawn through conventional cellulose acetate filter material.
  • filter elements comprising non-woven sheet materials or paper as the filter material have been shown to exhibit significantly less selective removal of semi-volatile compounds than conventional cellulose acetate tow filter materials.
  • additives such as triacetin (glycerin triacetate), TEC (triethyl citrate) and PEG 400 (low molecular weight polyethylene glycol) in cellulose acetate filters.
  • These additives function as plasticizers and they are generally used in cellulose acetate filters to give the filter rods sufficient hardness for cigarette manufacture and use.
  • Some plasticizers have the additional advantage of providing cellulose acetate tow with an improved capacity to selectively remove semi-volatile compounds such as phenol, o-cresol, p-cresol and m-cresol from tobacco smoke.
  • plasticizers are in liquid form at room temperature and they are sprayed on to cellulose acetate tow.
  • the plasticizer coats the individual fibres within the tow and, with time, they bind or fuse adjacent fibres together at their points of contact, thereby increasing the hardness or rigidity of the filter material, to give the core of the filter the desired structural strength.
  • the mode of action of the plasticizers does, however, mean that there is an upper limit to the amount that may be incorporated into cellulose acetate tow filter material. When above about 7% of plasticizer by weight of the filter is included, the plasticizer starts to have a detrimental effect on the cellulose acetate tow, forming holes which compromises its filtration properties.
  • plasticizers such as triacetin, TEC or PEG 400 in CA filters are relatively common, their inclusion in non-woven sheet and paper filter materials is less attractive.
  • the plasticizers are used in CA filters to bind fibres and the plasticizer would clearly not have this advantageous effect when added to non-woven sheet material or paper (in which the fibres are already bound within the sheet structure).
  • these commonly used plasticizers are liquids and their application to non-woven sheet and paper filter materials will be limited as they will cause these materials to become soggy and to lose their structural integrity.
  • Paper the most commonly used sheet filter material, may start to disintegrate when moist, and will therefore have a reduced acceptability to the user.
  • many sheet materials, including polyvinyl alcohol and polylactic acid are soluble and therefore the addition of aqueous additives may result in the partial dissolution of the material.
  • the method will also result in a filter element which exhibits an improved capacity to selectively remove semi-volatile compounds and which provides smoke having similar taste characteristics to that provided by conventional cellulose acetate filters.
  • a method for making a smoking article filter element comprising sheet filter material and an additive. The method comprises the steps of:
  • smoking article includes smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes and also heat-not-burn products.
  • the present invention relates to a method of producing a filter element for inclusion in a smoking article, the method comprising applying an additive to sheet filter material, the additive being solid at room temperature and the method involving heating the additive so that it melts.
  • the additive is applied to the sheet filter material in solid form, for example in the form of a powder, prior to formation of the filter rod.
  • the formed filter rod may then be heated to melt the additive whilst it remains in contact with the filter material.
  • the additive material subsequently cools and re-solidifies, it provides the filter material and the filter element formed with one or more of: stability and rigidity; improved smoke taste characteristics; and improved selective removal of semi-volatile compounds.
  • the methods according to the present invention may be used to add an additive to any type of sheet filter material, for example non-woven sheet materials or paper.
  • Paper filter material usually comprises gathered, pleated, crimped, crepe or even shredded paper. Paper filter materials tend to have a low air permeability, exhibit a basic pH, and can be gathered or formed easily to form the filter element.
  • a preferred filter material for filter elements of the present invention is a gathered or pleated paper. Examples of suitable papers are PuracelTM and MyriaTM papers (Filtrona plc, United Kingdom).
  • Non-woven sheet materials may be used as filter materials.
  • Non-woven materials are broadly defined as sheet or web structures bonded together by entangling fibres or filaments mechanically, thermally or chemically, or by a combination of two or more of these. They tend to be flat, porous sheets that are made directly from separate fibers. They are not made by weaving or knitting and do not require converting the fibers to yarn.
  • the non-woven sheet materials used in the present invention are preferably ones which are readily biodegradable.
  • materials include polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polylactic acid or polylactide (PLA), poly( ⁇ -caprolactone) (PCL), poly(1-4 butanediol succunate) (PBS) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT).
  • PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
  • PLA polylactic acid or polylactide
  • PCL poly( ⁇ -caprolactone)
  • PBS poly(1-4 butanediol succunate)
  • PBAT poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)
  • Other suitable filter materials include starch fibres and calcium alginate.
  • Non-woven sheet materials and paper are more readily biodegradable than cellulose acetate tow.
  • the filter material In order to attain the desired structural rigidity when constructing a filter element from non-woven sheet materials and paper, the filter material must be very densely packed and this means that these filter elements have quite different properties to those made of cellulose acetate. They exhibit a greater resistance to the flow of smoke, resulting in a pressure drop which is higher than that of a conventional cellulose acetate filter, requiring the user to draw harder on the smoking article.
  • the sheet material used in the method of the invention may comprise paper, polyvinyl alcohol, reconstituted tobacco, starch, or polylactic acid.
  • the sheet filter material is paper.
  • Preferred non-woven sheet materials have a thickness greater than about 0.05 mm, preferably from about 0.06 mm to about 0.08 mm.
  • the paper filter materials may comprise paper having a basis weight of about 15g/m 2 to about 40g/m 2 , preferably about 20g/m 2 to about 35g/m 2 .
  • the sheet material used in the method of the invention may additionally or alternatively comprise polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH).
  • PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
  • PVOH is unique in being the only biodegradable, carbon-carbon backbone polymer that can completely biodegrade to small molecules, e.g., carbon dioxide and water.
  • the method may comprise the use of the sheet material polylactic acid.
  • the lactate from which PLA is produced can be derived from the fermentation of agricultural by-products.
  • an additive which is solid at room temperature may provide firmness and rigidity to the filter without damaging the filter material by making it soggy.
  • the method of the present invention uses a solid additive which has been melted, but which re-solidifies at room temperature and bonds parts of the filter material together. Therefore, the additive has the benefit that it can actually increase the structural integrity and rigidity of the filter material.
  • addition of a solid additive by a method according to the present invention may make it possible to use less of the filter material in the filter element. This provides further flexibility when forming the filter element with regard to the amount of filter material required to achieve the desired hardness and rigidity. This in turn would allow the manufacturer to adjust the pressure drop of the filter element. This would allow a filter element according to the present invention to be designed having properties which closely resemble those of conventional CA filter elements.
  • the addition of a solid additive to the filter material by the methods according to the present invention can eliminate the shortcomings that are currently associated with the use of sheet filter materials, by improving the rigidity of the filter, improving the taste of the smoke, and increasing the selective removal of semi-volatile compounds. Furthermore, the combination of filter material and solid additive may provide vastly improved disintegration, dispersion and/or biodegradability of the filter element.
  • the methods of the invention allow the properties of non-woven sheet and paper filter materials to be fine-tuned, so that the performance of the filter element can more closely resemble that of a cellulose acetate filter element.
  • These additives also give the use of sheet filter material much greater flexibility, widening the range of its applicability whilst retaining the beneficial biodegradable properties.
  • the additive comprises a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol which is solid at room temperature.
  • Suitable PEGs include PEG 600 and higher, and preferably PEG 1000 and higher.
  • High molecular weight polyethylene glycol has the additional advantage of providing selective removal of semi-volatile compounds.
  • This selective removal of semi-volatile compounds provided by the addition of the PEG to the filter element is proportional to the amount of PEG included.
  • the methods of the present invention which involve the use a PEG which is solid at room temperature (in contrast to the PEG previously used in filters) provide flexibility which allows the addition of greater amounts of PEG than would be possible if using a liquid PEG.
  • PEG may be included in the filter material of the filter element in an amount of up to about 30%, preferably up to about 20%, and more preferably about 5-10% by weight of the filter element.
  • PEG poly(ethylene glycol)
  • its inclusion in the filter elements should not adversely affect the biodegradation of the product. Indeed, it has been surprisingly found that the addition of PEG to a filter element comprising a non-woven sheet material or paper as the filter material actually enhances biodegradation.
  • MPEGs high molecular weight methoxypolyethylene glycols
  • MPEG 750 1000, 2000, 3000 and 5000
  • waxes which are solid at room temperature, including beeswax, carnauba, shellac, castor wax, paraffin and various synthetic waxes.
  • the method can further comprise the incorporation into the sheet filter material of further additives such as tobacco extracts, glycerine, menthol, carbon fibres, carbon particles, and the like.
  • further additives such as tobacco extracts, glycerine, menthol, carbon fibres, carbon particles, and the like.
  • a further advantage of the method of the invention is that filter elements to which additive has been applied using the claimed method are more stable to the subsequent addition of additives, including liquid additives.
  • additives including liquid additives, which would otherwise have been difficult to apply to sheet material without making it soggy, can be added to the filter rod to adjust the properties of the filter as required, or provide further qualities to the filter element, such as flavourants for enhanced flavour.
  • Methods according to the present invention encompass different ways of applying the additive to the filter material.
  • the method involves applying the additive to the sheet filter material in solid form, for example in the form of a powder, before the filter material is formed into the filter rod or core of the filter element. Once formed, the filter rod is heated to melt the additive. The additive melts and subsequently re-solidifies, bonding the filter material without making it soggy.
  • This method allows the additive to be applied to the filter material in a controlled and uniform manner, and with minimal wastage of additive material. It also avoids any potential disadvantages associated with applying a liquid to the filter material. For example, this embodiment avoids the potential weakening of the sheet structure by applying a liquid.
  • steps will need to be taken to ensure that the solid additive remains in contact with the sheet filter material whilst the sheet is being fashioned into a filter rod. This may require the application of some adhesive or special orientation of the sheet material.
  • Filter elements comprising sheet materials are generally manufactured using a process which comprises the steps of crimping the sheet material and then gathering the sheet material to form a cylindrical filter rod.
  • the additive may be added prior to or during the crimping process, or may be added to the sheet material after it has been crimped. The additive may even be added to the crimped material as it is gathered to form the filter rod, with the effect that it is immediately contained within the rod and does not need to be adhered.
  • the additive may be adhered to the filter material using any suitable adhesive, for example, using liquid starch adhesives, or EVA and PVA adhesives.
  • the solid additive may be applied to sheet filter material as a powder or in larger pieces, such as in the form of flakes or pellets.
  • the additive may be applied to the sheet filter material by any suitable method that is known to the skilled person.
  • powdered additive may be sprayed on to the filter material, or it may be applied by an applicator which may or may not be in direct physical contact with the filter material.
  • the additive may be loosely applied to the filter material, for example by being sprayed or sprinkled, or may be applied using a degree of force, such as by being pressed or smeared on to the filter material.
  • the sheet filter material is formed with the solid additive embedded in or on it. Applying the additive which is solid at room temperature to the filter material in this way can simplify the methods of the present invention. Once the filter material has been formed into the filter rod, the rod may be heated to melt the additive, and then allowed to re-solidify.
  • the additive may be applied to the sheet material during its manufacture or as part of a post-manufacture processing step. In this way, the additive may be incorporated within the sheet, or as a coating on one or both sides of the sheet material.
  • the additive may be uniformly present within or on the surface of the sheet, or may be present in discreet areas, such as in patches or strips on the sheet material.
  • the additive is to be melted after the filter material has been formed into a rod or core, sufficient heat needs to be applied to ensure that all of the additive, which is dispersed throughout the rod, is melted.
  • the application of heat to the formed filter rod must be carried out with care, as it may have a detrimental effect on other components of the filter rod, including the filter material and any wrapper (which is likely to be paper and could be singed or scorched by exposure to high temperatures).
  • the temperature that the filter rod must be heated to, and the duration of heating, is dependent upon the melting point of the additive.
  • a preferred additive, PEG 1000 has a melting point of around 37°C, and therefore in this case, the filter rod is heated to a temperature exceeding 37°C.
  • the filter rod may be heated to a temperature exceeding 40°C, preferably exceeding 45°C, and most preferably exceeding 50°C.
  • the heat needs to be applied for a period sufficient to ensure that the whole rod is heated and not just the outer areas.
  • Heat may be applied using any suitable means.
  • the filter rod or filter element may be brought into close proximity with a heating element.
  • the filter rod or filter element may be heated by means of a current of hot gas, such as hot air or steam, or via the application of radiation, such as microwave radiation.
  • Heat may be applied to the filter rod as soon as it is formed.
  • heating of the filter rod may occur at some stage between formation of the filter rod at the garniture and the cut-off, where the filter rod is separated into sections. Heating of the rod will generally be for a very brief period, such as less than 1 second, due to the linear motion of the rod through the machine.
  • concomitant forming and heating of the filter rod may require expensive modification of the current apparatus.
  • the filter rod is preferably heated at a later stage, and this may be achieved using a heater which is essentially separate from the apparatus involved in forming the filter rod.
  • the heating is preferably carried out in a separate conditioning step, where lengths of filter rod are kept at an elevated temperature for an extended period of time to ensure that all of the additive is melted and bonds to the filter material.
  • the method of the invention may further comprise wrapping the filter rod in a suitable wrapper such as a plugwrap.
  • a suitable wrapper such as a plugwrap.
  • the heat may be applied before the filter rod is wrapped.
  • the filter rod may be wrapped and then heated.
  • the assembled filter is heated to melt the additive, although this approach can be complicated by the insulating properties of the filter material.
  • the speed of filter manufacture means that the time available for heating the filter is limited. Having said that, heating of the assembled filter may be achieved in various ways.
  • the filter rod may be exposed to heat by conductance, such as on a heated drum in the presence of hot air.
  • trays of filter rods (such as 4,000 filters per tray) may be passed through a heated tunnel or similar arrangement, in the presence of hot air.
  • the filter trays may alternatively be heated by the application of radiation such as microwave radiation.
  • the methods of the present invention may further comprise a step of incorporating particulate material into the filter element.
  • Suitable particulate material includes sorbents (e.g. selected from activated carbon, charcoal, silica gel, sepiolite, alumina, ion exchange material etc.), pH modifiers (e.g. alkaline materials such as Na 2 CO 3 , acidic materials), flavourants, other solid additives and mixtures thereof.
  • the particulate material may be selected from a group of relatively high surface area materials capable of adsorbing smoke constituents without a high degree of specificity.
  • Suitable general adsorbents can be selected from the group consisting of carbon, activated carbon, activated charcoal, activated coconut carbon, activated coal-based carbon or charcoal, zeolite, silica gel, meerschaum, aluminium oxide (activated or not), carbonaceous resin or combinations thereof.
  • particulate material which may be used in the method of the invention is carbon, for instance activated carbon, or charcoal or other carbonaceous absorbent material.
  • activated carbon is activated coconut carbon.
  • the particulate material may be incorporated into the filter element in such a way that it is interspersed throughout the filter element, or it may be interspersed in some parts (but not all) of the filter element.
  • the particulate material may be interspersed over the full longitudinal length of the core.
  • the particulate material may be interspersed from one end of the core to a section that is short of the other end.
  • the particulate material may be present in discrete areas that need not extend from - or be present at - any end of the core. Different areas may have different loadings of particulate material and/or different types of particulate material.
  • the methods of the present invention may further comprise wrapping the filter element in a suitable wrapper.
  • the wrapper of the filter element is preferably a paper wrapper, and most preferably comprises conventional plugwrap, such as plugwrap having a basis weight of between about 20g/m 2 and about 35g/m 2 , preferably about 27g/m 2 .
  • the plugwrap may be porous or non-porous.
  • the method may comprise the use of a wrapper which includes a particulate material adhered to one or more portions of its surface.
  • the particulate material is adhered to two or more portions of the wrapper, the portions being circumferentially spaced from one another, with at least one of the portions extending over the full longitudinal length of the wrapper.
  • the smoking article filter element produced according to the method of the present invention may be incorporated into a smoking article filter.
  • the smoking article filter may comprise a single filter element of the method of the invention.
  • the smoking article filter may include two or more filter elements produced according to the method of the invention.
  • the filter element may be part of a composite (or multi-component) filter.
  • the filter elements of the composite filter are arranged longitudinally of one another with the end of each filter element abutting the next.
  • the composite filter may have 2, 3, 4 or more distinct or discrete sections.
  • the filter is a triple-filter with three sections.
  • the filter is a dual-filter with two sections.
  • the filter sections of the composite filter may be identical, or alternatively, one or more of the sections may have a composition which is different to that of the other section or sections.
  • one or more of the sections may optionally comprise: (i) cellulose acetate filter material; (ii) a biodegradable filter material, such as crepe, crimped or gathered paper material; (iii) one or more additives, such as adsorbent or flavouring materials, which may be encapsulated; and/or, (iv) a cavity, which may comprise granular material such as adsorbent material.
  • the smoking article filter element produced according to the method of the present invention may be incorporated into a smoking article.
  • the filter element may be in the form of a smoking article filter as described above.
  • the filter element and/or filter comprising the filter element may be attached to a wrapped smokeable filler material rod (i.e. a wrapped tobacco rod, for instance) by conventional tipping overwrap to form the smoking article, which may be a cigarette.
  • a wrapped smokeable filler material rod i.e. a wrapped tobacco rod, for instance
  • the smokeable filler material may be tobacco material or a tobacco substitute material.
  • the smokeable material is a tobacco material.
  • the tobacco material comprises one or more of stem, lamina, and tobacco dust. It is preferred that the tobacco material comprises one or more of the following types: Virginia or flue-cured tobacco, Burley tobacco, Oriental tobacco, reconstituted tobacco. It is much by preference that the smokeable material comprises a blend of tobacco material.
  • the smokeable filler material may also comprise one or more of the following: burn additive, ash improver, inorganic filler material, organic filler, aerosol generating means, binder, flavouring and/or colouring agents.
  • the tipping overwrap may be ventilating or non-ventilating overwrap.

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