EP3629776B1 - Homogenisiertes pflanzenmaterial mit einem basischen ph-modifikator - Google Patents

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EP3629776B1
EP3629776B1 EP18724585.7A EP18724585A EP3629776B1 EP 3629776 B1 EP3629776 B1 EP 3629776B1 EP 18724585 A EP18724585 A EP 18724585A EP 3629776 B1 EP3629776 B1 EP 3629776B1
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Corinne Deforel
Gerhard Lang
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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
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/12—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco
    • 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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    • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/12—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco
    • A24B15/14—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/16—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/165—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes comprising as heat source a carbon fuel or an oxidized or thermally degraded carbonaceous fuel, e.g. carbohydrates, cellulosic material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/18—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/28—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
    • A24B15/42—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic and inorganic substances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/14—Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/01—Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices
    • 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
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • 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
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/22—Cigarettes with integrated combustible heat sources, e.g. with carbonaceous heat sources

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  • the present invention relates to homogenised botanical material.
  • the present invention also relates to aerosol-generating rods comprising gathered sheets of homogenised botanical material and aerosol-generating articles comprising such rods.
  • the present invention relates to heated aerosol-generating articles comprising aerosol-generating rods comprising gathered cast sheets of homogenised botanical material.
  • homogenised tobacco material is frequently used in the production of tobacco products.
  • Such homogenised tobacco material is typically manufactured from parts of the tobacco plant that are less suited for the production of cut filler, like, for example, tobacco stems or tobacco dust.
  • a number of reconstitution processes for producing homogenised tobacco materials are known in the art. These include, but are not limited to: paper-making processes of the type described in, for example, US 3,860,012 ; casting or 'cast leaf' processes of the type described in, for example, US 5,724,998 ; dough reconstitution processes of the type described in, for example, US 3,894,544 ; and extrusion processes of the type described in, for example, in GB 983,928 A .
  • Known casting or 'cast leaf processes typically comprise the steps of: combining particulate tobacco and a binder to form a slurry; casting the slurry onto a support surface; drying the cast slurry to form a sheet of homogenised tobacco material and removing the sheet of homogenised tobacco material from the support surface.
  • the sheet of homogenised tobacco material may be cut or shredded prior to being used in the production of tobacco products.
  • Nicotine may be partially lost during production of homogenised tobacco materials using such known reconstitution processes.
  • nicotine may be lost during drying of homogenised tobacco materials produced using such known reconstitution processes.
  • nicotine may be lost during the step of drying the cast slurry to form a sheet of homogenised tobacco material.
  • WO 2012/164009 A2 discloses rods comprising gathered cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material for use as aerosol-generating substrates in heated aerosol-generating articles.
  • an inhalable aerosol is formed by heating the aerosol-generating substrate to a relatively low temperature, for example a temperature of about 350°C.
  • a relatively low temperature for example a temperature of about 350°C.
  • homogenised botanical materials for use in aerosol-generating substrates in heated aerosol-generating articles typically have a relatively high aerosol former content.
  • US 5 396 911 A describes a composition of a substrate for smoking articles.
  • the substrate comprises an aerosol forming substance, a binder and optionally, a filler material.
  • the filler material can include an organic filler material (e.g. tobacco dust or milled tobacco laminae) and/or inorganic filler materials (e.g., precipitated calcium carbonate). Other materials, such as pH control agents, can be incorporated into the castable slurry used to form the substrate.
  • homogenised botanical material comprising plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm.
  • a sheet of homogenised botanical material comprising plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm.
  • a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material comprising plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm.
  • an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-generating substrate comprising homogenised botanical material according to the invention.
  • a heated aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-generating substrate comprising homogenised botanical material according to the invention.
  • an aerosol-generating rod comprising a gathered sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention circumscribed by a wrapper.
  • an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-generating rod according to the invention.
  • a heated aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-generating rod according to the invention.
  • a method of making a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material comprising the steps of: combining plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm to form a slurry; casting the slurry onto a support surface; drying the cast slurry to form a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material; and removing the cast sheet of homogenised botanical material from the support surface.
  • the homogenised botanical material is an alkaloid-containing material.
  • the homogenised botanical material comprises alkaloid-containing plant material.
  • alkaloid-containing material denotes a material that contains one or more alkaloids.
  • Alkaloids are a class of naturally occurring nitrogen-containing organic compounds. Alkaloids are found mostly in plants, but are also found in bacteria, fungi and animals.
  • alkaloids examples include, but are not limited to, caffeine, nicotine, theobromine, atropine and tubocurarine.
  • a preferred alkaloid is nicotine, which may be found in tobacco.
  • the homogenised botanical material is a homogenised tobacco material and the plant material is tobacco.
  • the term "homogenised botanical material” denotes a material formed by agglomerating particulate plant material.
  • the term "homogenised tobacco material” denotes a material formed by agglomerating particulate tobacco.
  • sheet denotes a laminar element having a width and length substantially greater than the thickness thereof.
  • rod is used to describe a generally cylindrical element of substantially circular, oval or elliptical cross-section.
  • the term "gathered” denotes that the sheet is convoluted, folded, or otherwise compressed or constricted substantially transversely to the cylindrical axis of the rod.
  • aerosol-generating substrate denotes a substrate that is capable of releasing volatile compounds that can form an aerosol upon heating of the substrate.
  • the term "heated aerosol-generating article” is intended to be synonymous with the terms “non-combustible aerosol-generating article” and “'heat-not-burn' aerosol-generating article” and denotes an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-generating substrate that releases volatile compounds that can form an aerosol upon heating of the aerosol-generating substrate and without combustion of the aerosol-generating substrate.
  • inclusion of a basic pH modifier in the homogenised botanical material increases the pH of the homogenised botanical material.
  • the homogenised botanical material is a homogenised tobacco material and the plant material is tobacco
  • inclusion of a basic pH modifier in the homogenised botanical material advantageously enhances the release of nicotine from the homogenised tobacco material upon heating compared to a homogenised tobacco material that does not include a basic pH modifier.
  • inclusion of a basic pH modifier in the homogenised tobacco material advantageously increases the transfer yield of nicotine to an inhalable aerosol produced by heating an aerosol-generating substrate comprising the homogenised tobacco material in a heated aerosol-generating article compared to a homogenised tobacco material that does not include a basic pH modifier.
  • the homogenised botanical material is a homogenised tobacco material and the plant material is tobacco
  • inclusion of a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm in the homogenised tobacco material also advantageously results in lower losses of nicotine during production of the homogenised tobacco material compared to a homogenised tobacco material including a basic pH modifier having a higher solubility in water.
  • a homogenised botanical material comprising plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm, as described herein, in an aerosol-generating substrate in a heated aerosol-generating article may thereby allow equivalent nicotine or aerosol yields to be obtained upon heating of the aerosol-generating substrate to a lower temperature compared to the use of a homogenised botanical material that does not comprise a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm. This may provide a number of advantages.
  • heating the aerosol-generating substrate to a lower temperature may advantageously reduce the formation and evolution of potentially undesirable aerosol constituents from the homogenised botanical material.
  • heating the aerosol-generating substrate to a lower temperature may advantageously allow for longer periods of operation of the electrically-operated aerosol-generating system without the need for recharging of a battery in the electrically-operated aerosol-generating system or may advantageously reduce the time required to recharge the battery in the electrically-operated aerosol-generating system.
  • heating the aerosol-generating substrate to a lower temperature may advantageously allow for use of a smaller battery in the electrically-operated aerosol-generating system thereby advantageously resulting in the electrically-operated aerosol-generating system having a lower weight and smaller dimensions.
  • the basic pH modifier may have a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.05 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm or less than or equal to about 0.001 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm.
  • the basic pH modifier may advantageously comprise one or more basic inorganic salts selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal phosphates and alkaline earth metal monohydrogen phosphates.
  • Suitable basic pH modifiers include, but are not limited to, magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, magnesium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium phosphate, calcium phosphate and calcium monohydrogen phosphate.
  • the homogenised botanical material has a pH greater than or equal to about 5.5.
  • the homogenised botanical material has a pH greater than or equal to about 6.0.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a pH of greater than or equal to about 6.5.
  • the homogenised botanical material has a pH less than or equal to about 8.0.
  • the homogenised botanical material has a pH less than or equal to about 7.5.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a pH of less than or equal to about 7.0.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a pH of between about 5.5 and about 8.0, between about 5.5 and about 7.5 or between about 5.5 and about 7.0.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a pH of between about 6.0 and about 8.0, between about 6.0 and about 7.5 or between about 6.0 and about 7.0.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a pH of between about 6.5 and about 8.0, between about 6.5 and about 7.5 or between about 6.5 and about 7.0.
  • the pH of the homogenised botanical material is measured by dispersing a 0.5 g sample of the homogenised botanical material in 5 g of water, agitating the dispersion and then measuring the pH of the dispersion using a pH electrode.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a basic pH modifier content of less than or equal to about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than or equal to about 5% on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a plant material content of less than or equal to about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a plant material content of less than or equal to about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than or equal to about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously have a plant material content of greater than or equal to about 60% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a plant material content of greater than or equal to about 65% by weight on a dry weight basis or greater than or equal to about 70% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a plant material content of between about 60% and about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 60% and about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 60% and about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a plant material content of between about 65% and about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 65% and about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 65% and about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a plant material content of between about 70% and about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 70% and about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 70% and about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material is a homogenised tobacco material and the plant material is tobacco
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of less than or equal to about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of less than or equal to about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than or equal to about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of greater than or equal to about 60% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of greater than or equal to about 65% by weight on a dry weight basis or greater than or equal to about 70% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of between about 60% and about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 60% and about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 60% and about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of between about 65% and about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 65% and about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 65% and about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may have a tobacco content of between about 70% and about 90% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 70% and about 85% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 70% and about 80% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may be advantageously used as an aerosol-forming substrate in an aerosol-generating article.
  • the homogenised botanical material may be particularly advantageously be used as an aerosol-forming substrate in a heated aerosol-generating article.
  • the aerosol-generating substrate may comprise greater than or equal to about 30% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate.
  • the aerosol-generating substrate comprises greater than or equal to about 40% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate
  • the aerosol-generating substrate comprises greater than or equal to about 50% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate
  • the aerosol-generating substrate may comprise greater than or equal to about 60% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate, greater than or equal to about 70% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate, greater than or equal to about 80% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate or greater than or equal to about 90% by weight of the homogenised botanical material based on the total weight of the aerosol-generating substrate.
  • Heated aerosol-generating articles comprising an aerosol-generating substrate comprising a homogenised tobacco material typically have a lower total nicotine content than conventional lit-end cigarettes.
  • the heated aerosol-generating article may advantageously have a total nicotine content of less than or equal to about 10 mg.
  • the heated aerosol-generating article may have a total nicotine content of less than or equal to about 8 mg, less than or equal to about 6 mg or less than or equal to about 4 mg.
  • Homogenised botanical material according to the invention may be formed by agglomerating particulate plant material obtained by grinding or otherwise comminuting one or both of plant leaf lamina and plant leaf stems.
  • homogenised tobacco material is a homogenised tobacco material and the plant material is tobacco
  • homogenised tobacco material according to the invention may comprise one or more of tobacco dust, tobacco fines and other particulate tobacco by-products formed during the treating, handling and shipping of tobacco.
  • the homogenised tobacco material comprises tobacco powder.
  • the homogenised tobacco material comprises tobacco powder having an average particle size of between about 0.03 mm and about 0.12 mm.
  • the homogenised tobacco material may comprise tobacco powder having an average particle size of between about 0.05 mm and about 0.10 mm.
  • the homogenised botanical material comprises an aerosol former.
  • the aerosol former may be any suitable known compound or mixture of compounds that, in use, facilitates formation of a dense and stable aerosol and is substantially resistant to thermal degradation at the operating temperature of a heated aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-generating substrate comprising the homogenised botanical material.
  • the aerosol former may help to convey other components of the homogenised botanical material in an aerosol when the homogenised botanical material is heated above the vaporisation temperature of the aerosol former.
  • the aerosol former may help to convey other components of the homogenised tobacco material, such as nicotine and flavours, in an aerosol when the homogenised tobacco material is heated above the vaporisation temperature of the aerosol former.
  • the aerosol former may also help to maintain a desired level of moisture in the homogenised botanical material.
  • the aerosol former may be a hygroscopic material that functions as a humectant.
  • Suitable aerosol formers include, but are not limited to: monohydric alcohols, such as menthol; polyhydric alcohols, such as triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, erythritol, propylene glycol and glycerol; esters of polyhydric alcohols, such as glycerol mono-, di- or triacetate and; aliphatic esters of mono-, di- or polycarboxylic acids, such as diethyl suberate, dimethyl dodecanedioate, dimethyl tetradecanedioate, ethyl laurate, lauryl acetate and triethyl citrate; benzyl benzoate; benzyl phenyl acetate;; ethyl vanillate; lauric acid; myristic acid; propylene carbonate; and tributyrin.
  • monohydric alcohols such as menthol
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously have an aerosol former content of greater than or equal to about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have an aerosol former content of greater than or equal to about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis or greater than or equal to about 15% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously have an aerosol former content of less than or equal to about 35% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have an aerosol former content of less than or equal to about 30% by weight on a dry weight basis, less than or equal to about 25% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than or equal to about 20% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have an aerosol former content of between about 5% and about 35% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 5% and about 30% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 5% and about 25% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 5% and about 20% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have an aerosol former content of between about 10% and about 35% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 10% and about 30% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 10% and about 25% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 10% and about 20% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have an aerosol former content of between about 15% and about 35% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 15% and about 30% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 15% and about 25% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 15% and about 20% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously further comprise a binder.
  • a binder may advantageously increase the strength of the homogenised botanical material. This may advantageously facilitate manufacture of a sheet of the homogenised botanical material.
  • Inclusion of a binder may advantageously improve the homogeneity of a sheet of the homogenised botanical material compared to a sheet in which no binder is included.
  • Suitable binders include, but are not limited to: alginates; celluloses, such as methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose; dextrans; gums; gum derivatives, such as hydroxyethyl guar gum, hydroxypropyl guar gum, hydroxyethyl locust bean gum and hydroxypropyl locust bean gum; pectins, such as fruit pectins, citrus pectins and tobacco pectins; starches, such as modified or derivatised starches; pullulan; and konjac flour.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise a gum binder.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise a natural gum binder.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise one or more natural gum binders selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, guar gum, locust bean gum, tamarind gum and xanthan gum.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise two or more different binders.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a binder content of greater than or equal to about 1% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a binder content of greater than or equal to about 2% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may a have a binder content of less than or equal to about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a binder content of less than or equal to about 8% by weight on a dry weight basis, less than or equal to about 6% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than or equal to about 4% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a binder content of between about 1% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 1% and about 8% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 1% and about 6% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 1% and about 4% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a binder content of between about 2% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 2% and about 8% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 2% and about 6% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 2% and about 4% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously further comprise a lipid.
  • Inclusion of a lipid may advantageously enhance diffusivity of volatile components within the homogenised botanical material and hence transfer of volatile components from the homogenised botanical material to an aerosol upon heating of the homogenised botanical material to a temperature above the melting point of the lipid compared to a homogenised botanical material in which no lipid is included.
  • the lipid may advantageously have a melting point of between about 50°C and about 150°C.
  • the lipid may be a wax.
  • the lipid may be a natural wax of vegetable origin.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise one or more waxes selected from the group consisting of candelilla wax, carnauba wax, shellac, sunflower wax, rice bran wax and Revel A.
  • the lipid is selected from the group consisting of: fully saturated triglycerides, such as fully hydrogenated vegetable oils; saturated fatty acids, such as palmitic acid; alkali metal salts of saturated fatty acids, such as sodium stearate; and alkaline earth metal salts of saturated fatty acids.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise two or more different lipids having the same or different melting points.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a lipid content of greater than or equal to about 1% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a lipid content of greater than or equal to 2% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may a have a lipid content of less than or equal to about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a lipid content of less than or equal to about 8% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than about or equal to about 6% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a lipid content of between about 1% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 1% and about 8% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 1% and about 6% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a lipid content of between about 2% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 2% and about 8% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 2% and about 6% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously further comprise cellulose fibres.
  • cellulose fibres may advantageously increase the tensile strength of the homogenised botanical material. This may advantageously facilitate manufacture of a sheet of the homogenised botanical material.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise one or both of tobacco cellulose fibres or non-tobacco cellulose fibres.
  • Suitable non-tobacco cellulose fibres for inclusion in the homogenised botanical material are known in the art and include, but are not limited to: hardwood fibres; softwood fibres; jute fibres; and flax fibres.
  • the cellulose fibres may advantageously have an average fibre length of between about 0.2 mm and about 4.0 mm
  • the cellulose fibres may have an average fibre length of between about 1.0 mm and about 3.0 mm
  • the cellulose fibres may be subjected to processes such as mechanical pulping, chemical pulping, sulphate pulping, refining, bleaching and combinations thereof.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously have a cellulose fibre content of greater than or equal to about 1% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously have a cellulose fibre content of greater than or equal to about 2% by weight on a dry weight basis or greater than or equal to about 3% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may advantageously have a cellulose fibre content of less than or equal to about 15% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a cellulose fibre content of less than or equal to about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis or less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a cellulose fibre content of between about 1% and about 15% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 1% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 1% and about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a cellulose fibre content of between about 2% and about 15% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 2% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 2% and about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may have a cellulose fibre content of between about 3% and about 15% by weight on a dry weight basis, between about 3% and about 10% by weight on a dry weight basis or between about 3% and about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the homogenised botanical material may further comprise one or more flavourants.
  • flavourant denotes an agent that, in use, imparts one or both of a taste or aroma to an aerosol generated by heating an aerosol-generating substrate comprising the homogenised botanical material.
  • the homogenised botanical material may further comprise one or more natural flavourants, one or more artificial flavourants or a combination of one or more natural flavourants and one or more artificial flavourants.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise one or more flavourants that provide a flavour selected from the group consisting of menthol, lemon, vanilla, orange, wintergreen, cherry, and cinnamon.
  • the homogenised botanical material may further comprise one or more chemesthetic agents.
  • chemesthetic agent denotes an agent that, in use, is perceived in the oral or olfactory cavities of a user by means other than, or in addition to, perception via taste receptor or olfactory receptor cells. Perception of chemesthetic agents is typically via a 'trigeminal response', either via the trigeminal nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, the vagus nerve, or some combination of these. Typically, chemesthetic agents are perceived as hot, spicy, cooling, or soothing sensations.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise one or more agents that are both a flavourant and a chemesthetic agent.
  • the homogenised botanical material may comprise menthol or another flavourant that provides a cooling chemesthetic effect.
  • menthol denotes the compound 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol in any of its isomeric forms.
  • the homogenised botanical material may be made using suitable known reconstitution processes for producing homogenised tobacco materials including, but are not limited to, paper-making processes, casting or 'cast leaf processes, dough reconstitution processes and extrusion processes.
  • the homogenised botanical material is made using a casting process.
  • the homogenised botanical material is in the form of a sheet.
  • the homogenised botanical material is in the form of a cast sheet.
  • Sheets of homogenised botanical material for use in the invention are preferably formed by a casting process of the type generally comprising casting a slurry comprising particulate plant material and one or more binders onto a conveyor belt or other support surface, drying the cast slurry to form a sheet of homogenised botanical material and removing the sheet of homogenised botanical material from the support surface.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may advantageously have a width of at least about 20 mm.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may have a width of greater than or equal to about 40 mm, greater than or equal to about 60 mm or greater than or equal to about 80 mm.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may have a width of between about 20 mm and about 300 mm, between about 40 mm and about 300 mm, between about 60 mm and about 300 mm or between about 80 mm and about 300 mm.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may advantageously have a thickness of greater than or equal to about 50 microns.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may have a thickness of greater than or equal to about 75 microns, greater than or equal to about 100 microns or greater than or equal to about 125 microns.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may have a thickness of between about 50 microns and about 300 microns, between about 75 microns and about 300 microns, between about 100 microns and about 300 microns or between about 125 microns and about 300 microns.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may be textured. This may facilitate gathering of the sheet of homogenised botanical material to form an aerosol-generating rod.
  • textured sheet of homogenised botanical material denotes a sheet of homogenised botanical material that has been crimped, embossed, debossed, perforated or otherwise deformed. Textured sheets of homogenised botanical material may comprise a plurality of spaced-apart indentations, protrusions, perforations or a combination thereof.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may be crimped.
  • crimped sheet of homogenised botanical material is intended to be synonymous with the term “creped sheet of homogenised botanical material” and denotes a sheet of homogenised botanical material having a plurality of substantially parallel ridges or corrugations.
  • the crimped sheet of homogenised botanical material may have a plurality of ridges or corrugations substantially parallel to the cylindrical axis of the aerosol-generating rod. This may advantageously facilitate gathering of the crimped sheet of homogenised botanical material to form an aerosol-generating rod.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may be textured using suitable known machinery for texturing filter tow, paper and other materials.
  • the sheet of homogenised botanical material may be crimped using a crimping unit of the type described in CH-A-691156 , which comprises a pair of rotatable crimping rollers.
  • a crimping unit of the type described in CH-A-691156 which comprises a pair of rotatable crimping rollers.
  • the sheet may be textured using other suitable machinery and processes that deform or perforate the sheet.
  • a method of making a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention comprises the steps of: combining plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm to form a slurry; casting the slurry onto a support surface; drying the cast slurry to form a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material; and removing the cast sheet of homogenised botanical material from the support surface.
  • the method may advantageously comprise the step of: combining plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm with water to form an aqueous slurry.
  • the method may further comprise combining one or more additional components, such as binders, lipids, cellulose fibres, flavourants, chemesthetic agents and combinations thereof, with plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm to form a slurry.
  • additional components such as binders, lipids, cellulose fibres, flavourants, chemesthetic agents and combinations thereof, with plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm to form a slurry.
  • the method may comprise the step of: combining plant material, an aerosol former, a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm and loose cellulose fibres to form a slurry.
  • the combining step may comprise: mixing plant material, an aerosol former and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less about 0.1 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm and, where included, one or more additional components to form a slurry.
  • the combining step may be performed using a high energy mixer or a high shear mixer.
  • Use of a high energy mixer or a high shear mixer may advantageously break down and distribute the components forming the slurry evenly within the slurry.
  • the method may further comprise the steps of: heating the slurry to a temperature above the melting point of the lipid; and then cooling the slurry to a temperature below the melting point of the lipid prior to casting the slurry onto a support surface. This may advantageously help to distribute the lipid evenly within the homogenised botanical material.
  • the method may further comprise the step of: vibrating the slurry prior to casting the slurry onto the support surface.
  • the method may comprise the step of vibrating a tank, silo or other vessel containing the slurry prior to the casting step. Vibrating the slurry prior to the casting step may advantageously help to homogenise the slurry.
  • the casting step may comprise casting the slurry onto a moving support surface such as a moving belt.
  • the cast slurry advantageously has a moisture content of between about 60% and about 80% by weight based on the total weight of the cast slurry.
  • the drying step may comprise drying the cast slurry using steam and heated air.
  • the drying step may advantageously comprise drying the side of the cast slurry that is in contact with the support with steam and drying the side of the cast slurry that is not in contact with the support with heated air.
  • the drying step may comprise drying the cast slurry to form a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material having a moisture content of between about 7% and about 15% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the drying step may advantageously comprise drying the cast slurry to form a cast sheet of homogenised botanical material having a moisture content of between about 8% and about 12% by weight on a dry weight basis.
  • the method may further comprise the step of: winding the cast sheet of homogenised botanical material onto a bobbin after the step of removing the cast sheet of homogenised botanical material form the support surface.
  • the method may further comprise the steps of: gathering the cast sheet of homogenised botanical material transversely relative to a longitudinal axis thereof; circumscribing the gathered cast sheet of homogenised botanical material with a wrapper to form a rod; and severing the rod into a plurality of discrete aerosol-generating rods.
  • the method may further comprise the step of: crimping the cast sheet of homogenised botanical material prior to the gathering step.
  • An aerosol-generating rod comprises a gathered sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention circumscribed by a wrapper.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may comprise a gathered cast sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention circumscribed by a wrapper.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be produced using conventional cigarette filter making machinery.
  • the aerosol-generating rod comprising a gathered sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention circumscribed by a wrapper may be produced using machinery for forming filter rods comprising a gathered crimped sheet of paper of the type described in CH-A-691156 .
  • the gathered sheet of homogenised botanical material advantageously extends along substantially the entire length of the aerosol-generating rod and across substantially the entire transverse cross-sectional area of the aerosol-generating rod.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be of substantially uniform cross-section.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may advantageously have a rod length of between about 5 mm and about 25 mm, between about 5 mm and about 20 mm or between about 5 mm and about 15 mm.
  • rod length denotes the maximum dimension in the direction of the cylindrical axis of the aerosol-generating rod.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may advantageously have a rod diameter of between about 6 mm and about 10 mm, between about 6 mm and about 9 mm or between about 6 mm and about 8 mm.
  • rod diameter denotes the maximum dimension in a direction substantially perpendicular to the cylindrical axis of the aerosol-generating rod.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may comprise a gathered sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention circumscribed by a porous wrapper.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may comprise a gathered sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention circumscribed by a non-porous wrapper.
  • a method of forming the aerosol-generating rod may comprise the steps of: providing a continuous sheet of homogenised botanical material according to the invention; gathering the continuous sheet transversely relative to the longitudinal axis thereof; circumscribing the gathered continuous sheet with a wrapper to form a continuous rod; and severing the continuous rod into a plurality of discrete aerosol-generating rods.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be used as a component of an aerosol-generating article.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be particularly advantageously be used in a heated aerosol-generating article.
  • An inhalable nicotine-containing aerosol is generated upon heating of the aerosol-generating rod.
  • an aerosol is generated by the transfer of heat from a heat source, for example a chemical, electrical or combustible heat source, to a physically separate aerosol-generating substrate, which may be located within, around or downstream of the heat source.
  • a heat source for example a chemical, electrical or combustible heat source
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be used in a heated aerosol-generating article comprising a combustible heat source and an aerosol-generating substrate downstream of the combustible heat source.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be used in an aerosol-generating article of the type disclosed in WO 2009/022232 A2 which comprises a combustible carbonaceous heat source, an aerosol-generating substrate downstream of the combustible heat source and a heat-conducting element around and in contact with a rear portion of the combustible carbonaceous heat source and an adjacent front portion of the aerosol-generating substrate.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may also be used in heated aerosol-generating articles comprising combustible heat sources having other constructions.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may advantageously be used in a heated aerosol-generating article for use in an electrically-operated aerosol-generating system in which the aerosol-generating substrate of the heated aerosol-generating article is heated by an electrical heat source.
  • the aerosol-generating rod may be used in a heated aerosol-generating article of the type disclosed in EP 0 822 760 A2 .
  • a heated aerosol-generating article may comprise an aerosol-generating rod and one or more other components.
  • the one or more other components may include one or more of a support element, a spacer element, an aerosol-cooling element and a mouthpiece.
  • the aerosol-generating rod and one or more other components may be assembled within a wrapper of the heated aerosol-generating article to form an elongate rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end.
  • the heated aerosol-generating article may thus resemble a conventional lit-end cigarette.
  • Cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material are prepared having the compositions shown in Table 1, where the values shown are the percentages by weight on a dry weight basis: Table 1 Component Sample 1 (reference) Sample 2 (comparison) Sample 3 (invention) Tobacco powder 75 73.15 72.83 Glycerol (aerosol former) 20 20 20 Guar gum (binder) 3 3 3 Cellulose fibres 2 2 2 Basic pH modifier 0 1.85 (calcium hydroxide) 2.17 (magnesium hydroxide)
  • the tobacco powder, glycerol, guar gum and cellulose fibres are combined with water to produce an aqueous slurry.
  • the aqueous slurry is cast onto a support surface and then dried to form the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 1.
  • the tobacco powder, glycerol, guar gum, cellulose fibres and basic pH modifier are combined with water to produce an aqueous slurry.
  • the aqueous slurry is cast onto a support surface and then dried to form the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 2 and 3.
  • the pH of the aqueous slurries used to form the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 1, 2 and 3 measured using a pH electrode.
  • the pH of the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 1, 2 and 3 is measured by dispersing 5g of the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material in 5g of water and measuring the pH of the dispersion using a pH electrode.
  • the nicotine content of methanoic extracts of samples of the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 1 to 6 is measured using a gas chromatography flame ionization detector (GC-FID).
  • GC-FID gas chromatography flame ionization detector
  • the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 1, 2 and 3 are gathered and circumscribed by a wrapper to form aerosol-generating rods.
  • Heated aerosol-generating articles for use in an electrically-operated aerosol-generating system are formed comprising aerosol-generating substrates comprising the aerosol-generating rods.
  • the nicotine content of aerosols generated by electrically heating the heated aerosol-generating articles to a maximum temperature of 350°C under Health Canada smoking conditions is determined using GC-FID.
  • the nicotine transfer yields of the heated aerosol-generating articles are calculated from the nicotine content of the aerosols, the nicotine content of the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material and the quantity of homogenised tobacco material in the aerosol-generating substrate of the heated aerosol-generating articles.
  • the nicotine transfer yield is defined as (amount of nicotine delivered in the aerosol upon heating) / (amount of nicotine in the gathered cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material in the aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article before heating).
  • inclusion of a basic pH modifier in the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 2 and 3 significantly increases the pH of the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 2 and 3.
  • inclusion of a basic pH modifier in the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 2 and 3 also advantageously significantly increases the nicotine transfer yield of the heated aerosol-generating articles comprising the cast sheets of homogenised tobacco material of samples 2 and 3 compared to the heated aerosol-generating article comprising the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 1, which does not include a basic pH modifier.
  • inclusion of calcium hydroxide, which has a solubility in water of about 0.173 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm as the basic pH modifier in the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 2 also disadvantageously significantly increases the nicotine loss during preparation of the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 2 compared to the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 1, which does not include a basic pH modifier.
  • magnesium hydroxide which has a solubility in water of about 0.00096 g/100mL water at 20°C and 1 atm, as the basic pH modifier in the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 3 advantageously results in a much smaller increase in the nicotine loss during preparation of the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 2 compared to the cast sheet of homogenised tobacco material of sample 1, which does not include a basic pH modifier.

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  1. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial, aufweisend:
    Pflanzenfeststoffe, wobei das homogenisierte Pflanzenmaterial einen Pflanzenfeststoffgehalt von mehr als oder gleich etwa 60 Gew.-% auf Trockengewichtsbasis aufweist;
    einen Aerosolbildner; und
    einen alkalischen pH-Modifikator mit einer Wasserlöslichkeit von weniger als oder gleich etwa 0,1 g/100 ml Wasser bei 20 °C und 1 atm, wobei der alkalische pH-Modifikator ein oder mehrere alkalische anorganische Salze aufweist, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus: Erdalkalimetallhydrogenkarbonat, Erdalkalimetallhydroxiden und Erdalkalimetallphosphaten.
  2. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach Anspruch 1, wobei der alkalische pH-Modifikator ein oder mehrere alkalische anorganische Salze aufweist, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus: Magnesiumhydrogencarbonat, Magnesiumhydroxid, Magnesiumphosphat und Calciumphosphat.
  3. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach Anspruch 1 oder 2 mit einem pH-Wert größer oder gleich etwa 5,5.
  4. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3 mit einem pH-Wert kleiner oder gleich etwa 8,0.
  5. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4 mit einem pH-Wert zwischen etwa 6,0 und etwa 7,5.
  6. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5 mit einem Aerosolbildnergehalt zwischen etwa 5 % und etwa 25 Gew.-% auf Trockengewichtsbasis.
  7. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, ferner aufweisend ein Lipid mit einem Schmelzpunkt zwischen etwa 50 °C und etwa 150 °C.
  8. Homogenisiertes Pflanzenmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei das homogenisierte Pflanzenmaterial ein homogenisiertes Tabakmaterial und der Pflanzenfeststoff Tabak ist.
  9. Flächengebilde aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8.
  10. Ein aerosolerzeugender Stock, der ein zusammengefasstes Flächengebilde aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial nach Anspruch 9 aufweist, das durch eine Umhüllung abgegrenzt ist.
  11. Ein aerosolerzeugender Artikel zur Verwendung mit einem elektrisch betriebenen Aerosolerzeugungssystem, wobei der aerosolerzeugende Artikel einen aerosolerzeugenden Stock nach Anspruch 10 aufweist.
  12. Aerosolerzeugender Artikel, der eine brennbare Wärmequelle und einen aerosolerzeugenden Stock nach Anspruch 10 aufweist, der sich nachgeschaltet der brennbaren Wärmequelle befindet.
  13. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines gegossenen Flächengebildes aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial, die folgenden Schritte aufweisend:
    Kombinieren von einem Pflanzenfeststoff, einem Aerosolbildner und einem alkalischen pH-Modifikator mit einer Wasserlöslichkeit von weniger als oder gleich etwa 0,1 g/100 ml Wasser bei 20 °C und 1 atm, um eine Aufschlämmung zu bilden, wobei der alkalische pH-Modifikator ein oder mehrere alkalische anorganische Salze aufweist, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus: Erdalkalimetallhydrogenkarbonat, Erdalkalimetallhydroxiden und Erdalkalimetallphosphaten;
    Gießen der Aufschlämmung auf eine Auflagefläche;
    Trocknen der gegossenen Aufschlämmung, um ein gegossenes Flächengebilde aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial zu bilden, wobei der Pflanzenfeststoffgehalt des Flächengebildes aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial größer oder gleich etwa 60 Gew.-% auf Trockengewichtsbasis ist; und
    Entfernen des gegossenen Flächengebildes aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial von der Auflagefläche.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, das ferner die Schritte aufweist:
    Zusammenfassen des gegossenen Flächengebildes aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial quer relativ zu einer Längsachse davon;
    Abgrenzen des zusammengefassten gegossenen Flächengebildes aus homogenisiertem Pflanzenmaterial mit einer Umhüllung, um einen Stock zu bilden; und
    Trennen des Stocks in eine Vielzahl von diskreten aerosolerzeugenden Stöcken.
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