EP4368774A1 - Paper-containing tobacco segment - Google Patents

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EP4368774A1
EP4368774A1 EP22837273.6A EP22837273A EP4368774A1 EP 4368774 A1 EP4368774 A1 EP 4368774A1 EP 22837273 A EP22837273 A EP 22837273A EP 4368774 A1 EP4368774 A1 EP 4368774A1
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Hajime Nishino
Moeka NAGAYAMA
Daisuke NANJO
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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
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/20—Macromolecular organic compounds
    • D21H17/21—Macromolecular organic compounds of natural origin; Derivatives thereof
    • D21H17/23—Lignins
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/20—Macromolecular organic compounds
    • D21H17/21—Macromolecular organic compounds of natural origin; Derivatives thereof
    • D21H17/24—Polysaccharides
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/20—Macromolecular organic compounds
    • D21H17/21—Macromolecular organic compounds of natural origin; Derivatives thereof
    • D21H17/24—Polysaccharides
    • D21H17/25—Cellulose
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H27/00—Special paper not otherwise provided for, e.g. made by multi-step processes
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H5/00—Special paper or cardboard not otherwise provided for
    • D21H5/12—Special paper or cardboard not otherwise provided for characterised by the use of special fibrous materials
    • D21H5/14—Special paper or cardboard not otherwise provided for characterised by the use of special fibrous materials of cellulose fibres only
    • D21H5/16—Tobacco or cigarette paper

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  • the present invention relates to a tobacco segment containing paper as a filler.
  • a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation article includes a tobacco segment filled with a tobacco material and generates a smoke flavor by heating the tobacco segment.
  • a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation article filled with a tobacco material including a first sheet containing a tobacco material and a second sheet containing a non-tobacco flavoring agent Patent Literature 1
  • Patent Literature 2 a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation article filled with a tobacco material containing crimped paper
  • Patent Literature 3 a smoking article containing a cellulose filler
  • non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation articles if the smoke flavor can be easily adjusted, it is possible to cope with various tastes of users.
  • the smoke flavor has been diluted by introducing air through a perforation adjacent to a filter or an inhalation port.
  • a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation article in which a tobacco-containing segment is heated to a relatively low temperature to generate an aerosol, when air is introduced through the perforation adjacent to the filter or inhalation port, the aerosol reaggregates, thereby disadvantageously failing to achieve sufficient delivery.
  • the smoke flavor can also be adjusted by the methods described in the above patent documents, there is still room for improvement.
  • X to Y includes X and Y that are the end values thereof.
  • a tobacco segment is a substantially cylindrical member for generating an inhaling flavor component contained in a tobacco material.
  • the tobacco segment to be heated is a tobacco segment for generating an inhaling flavor component when heated.
  • An overview of the tobacco segment is illustrated in Fig. 1A .
  • a tobacco segment 20A includes a tobacco filler 21 and a wrapper 22 wrapped around the filler 21.
  • the tobacco filler 21 includes a tobacco material T and paper P.
  • the tobacco material T and the paper P are in strand form.
  • the strand may be obtained by cutting a sheet of a laminate of the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet in and the paper P.
  • Fig. 1B illustrates an embodiment in which a sheet-like tobacco filler 21 is spirally packed in the wrapper 22.
  • the sheet-like tobacco filler 21 may be a sheet in which the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P, or may be a sheet obtained by bonding side surfaces of the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P to each other or bonding portions near the side surfaces to each other.
  • Fig. 1C illustrates an embodiment in which the sheet-like tobacco filler 21 is folded and packed in the wrapper 22.
  • the sheet-like tobacco filler 21 may be a sheet in which the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P, or may be a sheet obtained by bonding side surfaces of the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P to each other or bonding portions near the side surfaces to each other.
  • Fig. 1D illustrates an embodiment in which the shredded tobacco filler 21 is filled in the wrapper 22.
  • This figure illustrates an embodiment in which the shredded tobacco material T and shredded paper P are prepared and filled.
  • the shreds may be obtained by shredding a laminated sheet of the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P.
  • Fig. 1E illustrates an embodiment in which the sheet-like tobacco filler 21 is compressed and rounded from the longitudinal and transverse directions and then filled into the wrapper 22.
  • the sheet-like tobacco filler 21 may be a sheet in which the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P, or may be a sheet obtained by bonding side surfaces of the tobacco material T in the form of a sheet and the paper P to each other or bonding portions near the side surfaces to each other.
  • a tobacco segment to be heated contains, as fillers, a tobacco material and paper in which the total amount of lignin and hemicellulose contained is 0.1% to 10% by weight.
  • the fillers are fillers for tobacco segments.
  • Lignin is a high-molecular-weight phenol compound contained in, for example, wood.
  • Hemicellulose is an insoluble polysaccharide contained in the cell wall. When the total amount is within this range, an offensive odor (such as a fiber odor) during smoking can be reduced. That is, in this embodiment, the effect of diluting the smoke flavor can be provided without significantly impairing the original smoke flavor.
  • the upper limit of the total amount of lignin and hemicellulose is contained preferably 9.0% or less by weight.
  • lignin and hemicellulose are measured by known methods, they are preferably measured by the following method in the present invention.
  • Step 1) for example, a Thermo Scientific TM Dionex TM ASE TM Accelerated Solvent Extractor System (Model: ASE-350) can be used.
  • Step 2) can be specifically performed as described below.
  • pancreatin solution is the supernatant obtained by adding 8 g of pancreatin to 100 ml of 0.1 M phosphate buffer with a pH of 6.4, stirring the mixture for 1 hour, and centrifuging the mixture at 8,000 rpm for 30 minutes.
  • the sample liquid is then transferred to a 15-ml centrifuge tube using ML-Q water and centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for 15 minutes to remove the supernatant. This washing is repeated three times.
  • Steps ii) and iii) can be specifically performed as described below.
  • the density of the paper used in this embodiment is preferably 0.05 to 0.8 (g/cm 3 ), more preferably 0.1 to 0.6 (g/cm 3 ).
  • the amount of paper used in this embodiment is preferably 5% to 70% by weight, more preferably 10% to 50% by weight, still more preferably 15% to 40% by weight, based on the dry weight of the tobacco material.
  • the smoke flavor can be diluted to an appropriate level without impairing the original smoke flavor.
  • the dry weight is the weight of the residue when the tobacco material is dried at 100°C for 5 hours in one embodiment.
  • the paper used in the present embodiment is not limited as long as the total amount of lignin and hemicellulose contained is within the above range, and for example, tobacco paper such as a wrapper, and printing paper such as high-quality printing paper and medium-quality printing paper can be used. However, from the viewpoint of inhibiting the generation of an offensive odor, non-coated paper or slightly coated paper is preferred.
  • the paper used in the present embodiment may contain or need not contain an aerosol-source material described below. The amount may be in the range described in a second embodiment, or may be in a range other than this.
  • the tobacco segment to be heated includes, as fillers, a tobacco material, and paper containing an aerosol-source material.
  • the aerosol-source material is a material that is vaporized by heating and cooled to generate an aerosol or generates an aerosol by atomization.
  • the use of the paper containing the aerosol-source material can provide the effect of diluting the smoke flavor without reducing the amount of smoke.
  • known materials can be used. Examples thereof include polyhydric alcohols, such as glycerin, vegetable glycerine, and propylene glycol (PG), triethyl citrate (TEC), and triacetin.
  • the amount of aerosol-source material is preferably 3% to 20% by weight, more preferably 5% to 15% by weight, based on the dry mass of the paper.
  • An amount of aerosol-source material of more than the upper limit may result in, for example, staining on the tobacco segment.
  • An amount of less than the lower limit may result in a reduction in smoke sensation.
  • the aerosol-source material can be added to the paper by, for example, impregnation or spraying.
  • the amount of paper containing aerosol-source material is preferably 5% to 75% by weight, more preferably 10% to 50% by weight, still more preferably 15% to 40% by weight, based on the dry weight of the tobacco material.
  • the paper used in this embodiment is not limited, and may be the paper described in the first embodiment.
  • the density of the paper before addition of the aerosol-source material used in the present embodiment may be in the range described in the first embodiment, or may be in a range other than this.
  • the amount of lignin and hemicellulose contained in the paper used in the present embodiment is not limited, and may be in the range described in the first embodiment, or may be in a range other than this.
  • the shape of the paper is not limited as long as the paper is easily mixed with the tobacco material.
  • the paper is in the form of a sheet, shred, or strand.
  • the paper and the tobacco material have the same shape.
  • the paper and the tobacco material have shredded shape.
  • the paper may contain a flavoring agent, such as menthol, which is commonly used in the art.
  • the tobacco material is a material derived from a plant of the genus Nicotiana.
  • Specific examples of the tobacco material include shredded tobacco, fine tobacco powders, tobacco midribs, tobacco stems, tobacco sheets, and strands, which are typically used in the art. These may be used alone or in combination.
  • shredded tobacco and cut pieces of tobacco sheets are preferred from the viewpoints of, for example, excellent mixing properties with paper, no increase in airflow resistance, easy contribution to smoke flavor, and high shape uniformity.
  • leaf tobaccos those belonging to the genus Nicotiana, such as tabacum and rustica, can be suitably used. Although the variety and the like are not limited, one or more of these leaf tobaccos can be mixed and used. As the mixture, a mixture obtained by appropriately blending the above-mentioned varieties so as to have a desired taste can be used.
  • the tobacco segment can be produced by any method, for example, by mixing the tobacco material with the paper and wrapping the mixture with a wrapper.
  • a wrapper those usually used in the art can be used.
  • flavor inhalation article refers to an article for a user to inhale a smoke flavor.
  • tobacco flavor inhalation articles those containing tobaccos or components derived from tobaccos are referred to as “tobacco flavor inhalation articles”.
  • Tobacco flavor inhalation articles are roughly classified into “combustion-type tobacco flavor inhalation articles” (also referred to simply as “smoking articles”) that generate smoke flavors by combustion, and “non-combustion-type tobacco flavor inhalation articles” that generate smoke flavors without combustion.
  • Non-combustion-type tobacco flavor inhalation articles are roughly classified into “non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation articles” that generate smoke flavors by heating, and “non-combustion non-heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation articles” that generate smoke flavors without heating.
  • the tobacco segment containing the paper of the present invention is suitable for a non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article.
  • Fig. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment of a non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article.
  • a non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article 20 includes a tobacco segment 20A, a tubular cooling portion 20B having perforations on the circumference, and a filter portion 20C.
  • the non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article 20 may include other members.
  • the length of the non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article 20 in the axial direction is preferably, but not necessarily, 40 to 90 mm, more preferably 50 to 75 mm, still more preferably 50 to 60 mm .
  • the circumference of the non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article 20 is preferably 16 to 25 mm, more preferably 20 to 24 mm, still more preferably 21 to 23 mm.
  • the tobacco segment 20A has a length of 20 mm
  • the cooling portion 20B has a length of 20 mm
  • the filter portion 20C has a length of 7 mm.
  • the lengths of these individual members can be appropriately changed in accordance with manufacturing suitability, required quality, and so forth. While Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment in which a first segment 25 is disposed, only a second segment 26 may be disposed downstream of the cooling portion 20B without disposing the first segment 25.
  • the tobacco filler 21 in the tobacco segment 20A contains the tobacco material and paper.
  • a method for filling the tobacco filler 21 in the wrapper 22 is not particularly limited.
  • the tobacco filler 21 may be wrapped in the wrapper 22, or the tobacco filler 21 may be filled in the tubular wrapper 22.
  • the tobacco and paper have a shape, such as a rectangular shape, having a longitudinal direction, they may be filled in such a manner that their longitudinal directions are unspecified directions in the wrapper 22, or may be filled so as to be aligned in the axial direction of the tobacco segment 20A or in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
  • the wrapper 22 the above-mentioned paper may be used.
  • the cooling portion 20B is preferably formed of a tubular member.
  • the tubular member may be, for example, a cardboard tube 23 formed by processing cardboard into a tubular shape.
  • the cooling portion 20B may also be formed by a thin sheet of material that is crimped and then pleated, gathered, or folded to form channels.
  • a sheet material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(vinyl chloride), poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(lactic acid), cellulose acetate, and aluminum foil can be used.
  • the total surface area of the cooling portion 20B is appropriately adjusted in consideration of cooling efficiency, and can be, for example, 300 to 1,000 mm 2 /mm.
  • the cooling portion 20B is preferably provided with perforations 24.
  • each of the perforations 24 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
  • the number of the perforations 24 is not particularly limited. One perforation or two or more perforations may be used.
  • the multiple perforations 24 may be provided on the circumference of the cooling portion 20B.
  • the cooling portion 20B can have a rod shape with a length of, for example, 7 to 28 mm in the axial direction.
  • the length of the cooling portion 20B in the axial direction can be 18 mm.
  • the cooling portion 20B has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape in the axial direction, and can have a diameter of 5 to 10 mm.
  • the cooling portion can have a diameter of about 7 mm.
  • the filter portion 20C may include, but is not particularly limited to, a single filling layer or multiple filling layers. The outside of the filling layer may be wrapped with one or more sheets of wrapping paper.
  • the airflow resistance of the filter portion 20C can be appropriately changed in accordance with, for example, the amount and material of a filter filler filled in the filter portion 20C. For example, when the filter filler is formed of cellulose acetate fibers, the airflow resistance can be increased by increasing the amount of cellulose acetate fibers filled in the filter portion 20C. When the filter filler is formed of cellulose acetate fibers, the cellulose acetate fibers may have a bulk density of 0.13 to 0.18 g/cm 3 .
  • the airflow resistance is a value measured with an airflow resistance measuring device (trade name: SODIMAX, available from SODIM).
  • the circumference of the filter portion 20C is preferably, but not necessarily, 16 to 25 mm, more preferably 20 to 24 mm, still more preferably 21 to 23 mm.
  • the length of the filter portion 20C in the axial direction can be selected from 4 to 10 mm, and is selected in such a manner that the airflow resistance is 15 to 60 mmHzO/segment.
  • the length of the filter portion 20C in the axial direction is preferably 5 to 9 mm, more preferably 6 to 8 mm.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the filter portion 20C is not particularly limited, and can be, for example, circular, elliptical, polygonal, or the like.
  • flavoring agent-containing breakable capsules or flavoring agent beads may be added, or a flavoring agent may be directly added.
  • the filter portion 20C may include a center-hole portion as the first segment 25.
  • the center-hole portion includes a first filling layer 25a having one or multiple hollow portions and an inner plug wrapper (inner wrapping paper) 25b covering the filling layer.
  • the center-hole portion has the function of increasing the strength of a mouthpiece portion.
  • the center-hole portion need not include the inner plug wrapper 25b, and the shape of the center-hole portion may be maintained by thermoforming.
  • the filter portion 20C may include the second segment 26.
  • the second segment 26 includes a second filling layer 26a and an inner plug wrapper (inner wrapping paper) 26b covering the filling layer.
  • the second filling layer 26a can be, for example, a rod, having an inside diameter of ⁇ 5.0 to ⁇ 1.0 mm, formed by hardening densely packed cellulose acetate fibers to which 6% to 20% by weight of a plasticizer containing triacetin based on the weight of the cellulose acetate is added.
  • the second filling layer has a high fiber filling density, so that air or aerosol flows only in the hollow portion during inhalation, and hardly flows in the second filling layer. Since the second filling layer inside the center-hole portion is a fiber-filled layer, the feeling of touch from the outside during use is less likely to cause the user to feel uncomfortable.
  • the first filling layer 25a and the second filling layer 26a are connected by an outer plug wrapper (outer wrapping paper) 27.
  • the outer plug wrapper 27 can be, for example, a tubular sheet of paper.
  • the tobacco segment 20A, the cooling portion 20B, and the connected first filling layer 25a and second filling layer 26a are connected by a mouthpiece lining paper 28. These can be connected, for example, by applying an adhesive, such as a vinyl acetate adhesive, to the inner surface of the mouthpiece lining paper 28 and winding the three members therewith. These members may be connected in multiple steps with multiple sheets of lining paper.
  • non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article The combination of a non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article and a heating device for generating an aerosol is in particular also referred to as a non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation system.
  • a non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation system An example of the system is illustrated in Fig. 3 .
  • the non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation system includes the non-combustion heating-type tobacco flavor inhalation article 20 and a heating device 10 for heating the tobacco segment 20A from the outside.
  • the heating device 10 includes a body 11, a heater 12, a metal tube 13, a battery unit 14, and a control unit 15.
  • the body 11 has a tubular recessed portion 16.
  • the heater 12 and the metal tube 13 are arranged at positions corresponding to the tobacco segment 20A to be inserted into the recessed portion 16.
  • the heater 12 can be an electrical resistance heater. Electric power is supplied from the battery unit 14 by instructions from the control unit 15 for controlling the temperature to perform the heating of the heater 12.
  • the heat generated from the heater 12 is conducted to the tobacco segment 20A through the metal tube 13 having high thermal conductivity. While the figure illustrates an embodiment in which the heating device 10 heats the tobacco segment 20A from the outside, the segment may be heated from the inside.
  • the heating temperature with the heating device 10 is preferably, but not particularly limited to, 400°C or lower, more preferably 150°C to 400°C, still more preferably 200°C to 350°C.
  • the heating temperature refers to the temperature of the heater of the heating device 10.
  • a tobacco sheet produced by a known papermaking method was provided.
  • the tobacco sheet was filled in a wrapper to form a tobacco segment, and a non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation article illustrated in Fig. 2 was prepared.
  • the article was subjected to a smoking test by 10 well-trained panelists (average age: 40).
  • Paper sheets (materials 1 to 7) each having a total amount of lignin and hemicellulose of 0.1 % to 10% by weight and paper sheets (materials 8 to 10) each having a total amount of lignin and hemicellulose of more than 10% by weight were provided.
  • the same tobacco sheet as that provided in Comparative Example 1 and the paper sheets were shredded into pieces each having a width of 0.3 to 2.0 mm and a length of 3 to 50 mm.
  • the shredded pieces of the paper sheets and the shredded pieces of the tobacco sheet were mixed in a ratio by weight of 80:20.
  • Non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation articles were prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 and subjected to a smoking test. Based on the results of Comparative Example 1, the smoke flavor and the amount of smoke were evaluated according to the following criteria.
  • the fiber odor was evaluated according to the following criteria.
  • Non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation articles were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the tobacco sheet and the material 5 were blended in the amounts given in Table 2, and a smoking test was performed.
  • Non-combustion heating-type flavor inhalation articles were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that these blends were used, and a smoking test was performed.
  • the tobacco segment of the present invention can moderately dilute the smoke flavor.

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