EP3166423B1 - Verfahren zur verarbeitung von tabakrippen - Google Patents

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EP3166423B1
EP3166423B1 EP15732361.9A EP15732361A EP3166423B1 EP 3166423 B1 EP3166423 B1 EP 3166423B1 EP 15732361 A EP15732361 A EP 15732361A EP 3166423 B1 EP3166423 B1 EP 3166423B1
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Francesco MATARAZZO
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
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    • A24B5/16—Other treatment of stems or ribs, e.g. bending, chopping, incising

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  • the present invention relates to a method for processing tobacco ribs.
  • the ribs represent the least valuable part of the mixture.
  • these differ from the leaf laminae both in their physical structure and in their chemical composition, and must therefore be processed such as to render their specific density and their form similar to the inherent characteristics of the leaf laminae.
  • a process is also known in which prior to the rolling and shredding stages, a stage consisting of washing the entire ribs in water is provided to extract undesirable products and to improve the organoleptic qualities of the combustion products.
  • the shredded ribs are then subjected to a drying stage, which can take place in various dryer types (rotating cylinder, fluidized bed or flash dryers).
  • ribs and leaf laminae in reconstituted tobacco production.
  • this production process comprises grinding the ribs and leaf laminae, followed by mixing the powder with water and other substances, of natural or synthetic origin, and with thickening agents and chemical additives, such as to form a tobacco leaf having chemical and physical characteristics similar to those of the leaf laminae.
  • EP 0 135 281 A2 discloses a system for controlling the water content and temperature of tobacco leaves in a humidity controller, wherein rib removing units 5, 9, 12 and 14 are applied in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 .
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a rib treatment method which improves the organoleptic characteristics of the ribs.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a method which enables a final product to be obtained which is more similar to leaf laminae, so that it can be then subjected to the same processes as those to which leaf laminae are traditionally subjected.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a method which can be implemented in a more simple, rapid and low-cost manner, and which results in energy saving.
  • the method 2 comprises a humidification stage 4 for the ribs 6, implemented by traditional techniques, such as a humidification roller or a hot water stream.
  • water 8 is added to the ribs 6 such that these, at the end of this stage, have a humidity within the range of 35-85%, preferably 55-70%. All the humidity values defined here and hereinafter, are measured by the wet basis system.
  • the ribs humidified in this manner are subjected to a stage 10 of mixing with a vegetable powder 12.
  • the vegetable powder 12 is a power of tobacco and/or cloves, vanilla, coffee or cinnamon.
  • the vegetable powder 12 can be suitably combined with additive substances in order to give the resultant product particular external fragrances or tastes.
  • the vegetable powder 12 remains adhering to the surface of the ribs; in greater detail, these latter are able to retain an average quantity of vegetable powder 12 equal to 10-15% of their anhydrous weight.
  • the percentage, express in weight, of vegetable powder 12 added during stage 10 varies according to the dimensions of the ribs 6, and in any event lies within the range of 10-40%, preferably 10-20%.
  • the vegetable powder 12 has a humidity (O.V. powder ) within the range of 0-10%, preferably 0-5%, and a particle size distribution g. powder within the range of 25-300 ⁇ m, preferably 50-150 ⁇ m As shown in the particular embodiment of Figure 2 , the vegetable powder 12 is obtained by a process 14 of grinding vegetable leaves which have previously been subjected to a traditional drying process 16.
  • the vegetable material used to obtain the powder 12 is subjected to drying 16 such as to develop the Maillard reaction with subsequent browning.
  • This reaction can be suitably achieved by further drying the already ground product.
  • the Maillard reaction rate is a maximum when the free water (A w ) is within the range of 0.5-0.7 and when the tobacco temperature is within the range of 70-130°C.
  • the degree of browning of the tobacco is particularly high under conditions of low humidity and increases on an average by 2-3 times by raising by about 10°C the temperature achieved by the tobacco during drying.
  • sugar in its various chemical forms can be added.
  • the Maillard reaction consists advantageously of transforming a poor quality tobacco, originating for example from leaf lamina processing rejects, into a better quality tobacco, i.e. with improved organoleptic characteristics.
  • the ribs 6 mixed with the vegetable powder 12 in this manner are then subjected to a rolling process 18.
  • the distance between the rollers must be such that the exit ribs have a thickness within the range of 0.1-0.3 mm, preferably 0.1-0.25 mm.
  • the rolling process results in mechanical deformation of the ribs 6 and, simultaneously, causes intrusion of the vegetable powder 12 into the rib tissue.
  • the intimate contact between the ribs 6 and the powder 12 enables the water, which here operates as solvent, to cause chemical diffusion of the substances contained in the two contacting components.
  • the water-soluble substances contained in the powder 12 are transferred into the interior of the ribs 6, which hence act as an intrusion matrix.
  • the sugars, the proteins and the nicotine present in said powder 12 are transferred into the interior of the ribs 6, which before said transfer are virtually free of nicotine.
  • the humidity of the compound 20 obtained in this manner is within the range of 45-60%.
  • a first rolling process 18' is implemented in which the distance between the rollers is such that the rolled product has a thickness within the range of 0.3-0.5 mm. Then after adding a new quantity of powder 12 and carrying out a second mixing 10 in the aforesaid manner, a second rolling process 18 is carried out in the aforedescribed manner, but with the distance between the rollers such that the exit ribs have a thickness within the range of 0.1-0.3 mm, preferably 0.1-0.25 mm.
  • the compound 20 which leaves the second rolling stage 18 is then subjected to a drying stage 22 which reduces its final humidity.
  • the drying has the effect of contracting the volume of the ribs 6, which in this manner retain the vegetable powder 12 in the interior of the matrix defined by them.
  • the drying stage 22 is suitably controlled such that the product humidity (O.V final ) is within the range of 17-25%, preferably 20-22%. In contrast, if the final product is to be stored for future use, the drying stage 22 is controlled such that the product humidity (O.V final ) is less than 14%, preferably 11-13%.
  • the humidified ribs 6 leaving the humidification stage 4 are firstly subjected to a rolling process 18 with the already described characteristics, i.e. with a distance between rollers such that the exit ribs have a thickness within the range of 0.1-0.3 mm, preferably 0.1-0.25 mm.
  • the vegetable powder 12 is then added to the humidified ribs rolled in this manner, and deposits in the interior of the fissures of the ribs 6 created by the rolling process 18. Finally, the compound 20 obtained in this manner is subjected to the drying stage 22 to ensure stable intrusion of the vegetable powder 12 into the ribs 6.
  • the cigarettes comprising final products obtained by the method according to the invention present values substantially similar to those of cigarettes comprising only leaf laminae.

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  1. Verfahren (2) zum Verarbeiten von Tabakrippen (6), gekennzeichnet durch das Umfassen von Folgendem:
    - eine Befeuchtungsstufe (4) für die Rippen (6),
    - mindestens eine Stufe (10, 10') des Mischens der befeuchteten Rippen mit einem Pflan-zenpulver (12),
    - mindestens eine Stufe (18, 18') des Rollens der befeuchteten Rippen (6),
    - eine Stufe (22), in der die Rippen (6), die befeuchtet, gerollt und mit dem Pflanzenpulver (12) gemischt wurden, getrocknet werden, mit daraus folgendem Zusammenziehen ihres Volumens und Eindringen des Pflanzenpulvers (12) in deren Inneres.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stufe (10) des Mischens der Rippen (6) mit dem Pflanzenpulver (12) zuerst implementiert wird, gefolgt von der Stufe (18) des Rollens der somit gemischten Rippen, wobei sie auf diese Weise zusammengedrückt werden, mit gleichzeitigem Eindringen des Pflanzenpulvers (12) darin.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Stufe (18) des Rollens der Rippen (6) zuerst implementiert wird, gefolgt von der Stufe (10) des Mischens der gerollten Rippen (6) mit dem Pflanzenpulver (12), mit daraus folgendem Eindringen dieses Letzteren in das Innere der in den gerollten Rippen vorhandenen Risse.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mischstufe (10) der befeuchteten Rippen (6) mit Pflanzenpulver (12), das Tabakpulver umfasst, ausgeführt wird.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mischstufe (10) der befeuchteten Rippen (6) mit Pflanzenpulver (12), das Pulver von Nelken und/oder Vanille und/oder Kaffee und/oder Zimt umfasst, ausgeführt wird.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mischstufe (10) der befeuchteten Rippen (6) mit Pflanzenpulver (12) ausgeführt wird, das einen Gewichtsprozentsatz, auf der Grundlage des Gewichts der Rippen (6), im Bereich von 10-50 %, eine Feuchtigkeit im Bereich von 0-14 % und eine Partikelgrößenverteilung im Bereich von 25-300 µm hat.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befeuchtungsstufe (4) implementiert wird, bis die Rippen auf einen Feuchtigkeitsgehalt im Bereich von 30-85 % gebracht wurden.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass während der Rollstufe (18) der Abstand zwischen den Rollwalzen derart auf einem Wert gehalten wird, dass Rippen mit einer Dicke im Bereich von 0,1-0,3 mm erhalten werden.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mischstufe (10) der befeuchteten Rippen (6) mit Pflanzenpulver (12) ausgeführt wird, das ausgehend von Blättern oder Teilen von Blättern erhalten wird, die mindestens einer Trockenstufe (16) und einer Mahlstufe (14) unterzogen werden.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mischstufe (10) der befeuchteten Rippen (6) mit Pflanzenpulver (12) ausgeführt wird, das aus Pflanzenmaterial erhalten wird, das einer Maillard-Reaktion und nachfolgenden Bräunung unterzogen wird.
  11. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1, 2 und 4-10, gekennzeichnet durch das Umfassen von Folgendem in der folgenden Abfolge:
    - eine erste Stufe (10') des Mischens der Rippen (6) mit dem Pflanzenpulver (12),
    - eine erste Stufe (18') des Rollens der mit dem Pflanzenpulver gemischten Rippen (6),
    - eine zweite Stufe (10) des Mischens derselben Rippen (6) mit weiterem Pflanzenpulver (12),
    - eine zweite Stufe (18) des Rollens der mit dem weiteren Pflanzenpulver (12) gemischten Rippen (6).
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der zweiten Roll-stufe (18) die mit dem weiteren Pflanzenpulver (12) gemischten Rippen (6) zwischen Rollwalzen hindurchgeführt werden, zwischen denen ein Abstand besteht, der kleiner ist als der Abstand, der zwischen den Rollwalzen besteht, die in der ersten Rollstufe (18') verwendet werden.
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