JPH11243938A - Tobacco, removal of tobacco tar, and tar removing material for tobacco - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make surely removable only tar by a harmless method not damaging heath. SOLUTION: Tobacco tar is removed in a coexisting state of a cigarette 7 and an oxidizing agent. The method for making the cigarette and the oxidizing agent coexist comprises directly spraying a liquid obtained by dissolving an oxidizing agent in a solvent on tobacco leaves and drying or spraying the liquid on a paper material winding tobacco leaves, permeating the liquid through the paper material into the tobacco leaves and drying or immersing tobacco leaves in the liquid and drying, mixing tobacco leaves with fine powder of the oxidizing agent or adding the liquid to the paper material winding the tobacco leaves.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for removing tar from tobacco, which may be carcinogenic.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, nicotine in cigarettes is gasified and absorbed by mucous membranes of the nose and lungs, and has a function of restoring fatigue in the human brain. On the other hand, tobacco leaves are fibrous, and all consist of carbon. Therefore, when the fuel is completely burned, it becomes carbon dioxide gas after burning and partly becomes ash. However, when the oxygen is insufficient or the combustion temperature is too low as seen in a coal stove or the like, components that cannot be completely converted into carbon dioxide in the form of incomplete combustion increase. One of them,
There is tar, so-called tar. Then, this tar gasifies and sticks to the smoker's lungs.Those having a benzene nucleus contained in the sticky tar have carcinogenicity, and may cause lung cancer to long-time smokers. .

[0003] In order to remove the tar which may cause the lung cancer, for example, a sugar or polyhydric alcohol as a first fragrance is added to dried tobacco leaves to modify the raw material to remove the tar and remove water. Adjustments are made.

[0004] As described above, the greater the amount of tar removed, the more nicotine flows out, resulting in a tasteless cigarette. When the amount of nicotine is reduced, as described above, the original effect of tobacco recovery from fatigue is lost, so that it is actually difficult to remove only a large amount of tar. In addition, various attempts have been made to adsorb tar generated during smoking using, for example, a filter, or to decompose tar generated during smoking into other substances by using an oxidizing agent that has been permeated into the filter or paper material. However, the large amount of tar generated during smoking one cigarette cannot be removed. For this reason, a large amount of the oxidizing agent is permeated, and if it acts excessively, other components are also adsorbed and become half-finished as it hinders the taste of the original cigarette. I have.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has an object to solve the above problem by reliably removing only tar by a harmless method which does not impair health.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has established a cigarette in which a cigarette and an oxidizing agent coexist. Thus, when a cigarette is lit, the tobacco leaves will burn. At this time, by releasing oxygen from the oxidizing agent, complete combustion becomes possible even in a situation where oxygen is insufficient, and what remains after combustion becomes inorganic as ash. As a result, the bitterness and pungency of the cigarette, the irritating sensation irritating the throat and the lungs, etc. disappear, and the nicotine component is gasified and absorbed in a soft form, resulting in a delicious cigarette. In addition, when a lit cigarette is placed in an ashtray or the like, it becomes more oxygen deficient than when it is smoked, but as described above, sufficient oxygen is released, so it has irritating irritation. Smoke is eliminated, and the smoke itself is reduced, the unpleasant irritating feeling that the room smells of cigarettes is eliminated, and the neighbors do not become victims of the smoke.

By burning in a state where tobacco and an oxidizing agent coexist, the same operation and effect as in the first aspect are obtained. And as a method for coexistence,
The liquid obtained by dissolving the oxidizing agent in the solvent is directly sprayed on the tobacco leaves and then dried, or the liquid is sprayed on the paper material wrapped around the tobacco leaves and penetrated into the tobacco leaves through the paper material. After drying. Alternatively, the tobacco leaves may be immersed in the liquid and then dried. Further, a mixture of fine powder of an oxidizing agent and tobacco leaves may be used. Further, the liquid material may be contained in a paper material on which the leaves of the cigarette are wound.

An attempt is made to remove tar by using a cigarette tar removing material comprising a solution of an oxidizing agent dissolved in a solvent. By setting the concentration of the oxidizing agent in the solution to 10% or less, the fire applied to the cigarette does not greatly increase the flame and burn. or,
Examples of the solvent include water, alcohol, and a mixed solution of water and alcohol.If the solution is composed of alcohol and an oxidizing agent, the drying time can be shortened. With this configuration, the problem of volatility can be solved and the cost can be reduced.
When the solution is composed of water, alcohol and oxidizing agent, the problem of volatility can be solved, depending on the proportion of alcohol, and the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where only alcohol is used. be able to.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows a spray container 1 filled with a solution (tar removing material) obtained by mixing an oxidizing agent and a liquid. The spray container 1 includes a container body 2 for storing a solution, a pump unit 3 for sucking up the solution in the container body 2 and spraying the solution to the outside, and a pump unit 3.
And a vertically movable operation unit 5 having a liquid discharge port 4 at the upper part thereof. By pushing the operation unit 5 downward against the urging force of a spring (not shown), the pump unit 3 sucks up the solution. Is sprayed to the outside through the liquid discharge port 4. 6 shown in FIG.
It is a cap for covering.

[0010] Then, the liquid in the spray container 1 is
Is uniformly sprayed on the entire paper material 8 around which the leaves of the tobacco 7 are wound, and the sprayed liquid is allowed to permeate the leaves of the tobacco 7 and then dried. When the tobacco 7 thus treated is ignited, the tobacco leaves are burned, and at the same time, oxygen is sufficiently released, and complete combustion is possible even in a situation of insufficient oxygen. , And the above-described effects can be obtained.

The solution is composed of 20 cc of water and 50 cc of ethanol.
It consists of 0 cc and 0.6 g of sodium chlorate, and the concentration of sodium chlorate is about 0.1%. The concentration is about 0.
Even if it is 1%, the above-mentioned effect can be sufficiently obtained, and the effect gradually increases as the value of% increases. The proportions of water, ethanol and sodium chlorate are not limited to these, but by setting the concentration of sodium chlorate to 10% or less, it is possible to reliably remove tar, Improves safety. Also, by adding water to the liquid in this way, the amount of water contained in ethanol is increased to reduce heat buildup and further increase safety, but on the contrary, water is added. Alternatively, the ratio of the solvent having a low boiling point such as ethanol may be increased to shorten the drying time of the liquid. In addition, instead of sodium chlorate, salts such as potassium nitrate and potassium chlorate are optimal, but any oxidizing agent may be used. A solution may be composed of the alcohol such as ethanol and the oxidizing agent, or a solution may be composed of water and the oxidizing agent. The solution may be mixed with a fragrance or other additives.

In the above embodiment, the liquid in the spray container 1 is uniformly sprayed on the entire paper 8 around the leaves of the tobacco 7, and the sprayed liquid is allowed to permeate the leaves of the tobacco 7 and then dried. However, for example, after the solution is directly sprayed on the leaves of the tobacco 7 for manufacturing the tobacco 7, the tobacco 7 is dried and then manufactured by using the spray container 1 as described above. It is possible to remove tar while eliminating the need for this, which is advantageous for smokers. In this case, the leaf of the tobacco 7 is put in the container containing the liquid and is immersed, or the solution is sprayed on the surface of the leaf of the tobacco 7 by the spraying device. Alternatively, the solution may be permeated or applied only to the paper material 8 and then dried. When applying the solution, the solution may be applied using a brush or a roller. Further, the spray container 1 is configured such that the tip of a syringe or the like easily penetrates the paper material 8 and reaches the leaves of the cigarette 7.
After the tobacco 7 leaves are infiltrated with the solution, the leaves may be dried. Further, in the process of manufacturing the cigarette 7, if the powder or wet powder of the oxidizing agent and the leaves of the tobacco 7 are mixed, and the resulting mixture is wrapped with a paper material 8 to manufacture the cigarette 7, the smoker can be treated as described above. Will be advantageous to The smoker may mix the fine powder of the oxidizing agent with the leaves of the cigarette 7 in a desired ratio to produce the cigarette. The solution used in these various methods may be composed of an alcohol such as ethanol and an oxidizing agent as described above, and particularly, the solution used during production is composed of water and an oxidizing agent to reduce the cost. You may be able to aim. In the above embodiment, only the cigarette 7 has been described.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the tobacco in which the tobacco and the oxidizing agent coexist can release oxygen from the lit tobacco leaves, and the residue remaining after burning is converted into an inorganic substance. It does not adsorb or decompose tar generated as in the past and removes tar, but it does not generate tar during combustion, and it is a soft component without lowering nicotine. As a result, it is possible to smoke deliciously and to prevent the occurrence of lung cancer due to long-term smoking. In addition, since the generation of tar can be suppressed by complete combustion by the oxygen agent, it can be realized by a harmless method that does not use chemicals or the like and does not impair health. Furthermore, it is possible not only to make it difficult for the ash at the tip of the fire to fall, but also to make it hard for the cigarette fire placed in an ashtray or the like to extinguish. or,
By completely burning, there is also an advantage that the smoke itself can be reduced, and smoking can be performed without giving any discomfort to the neighbors. The same applies to the case where the cigarette and the oxidizing agent coexist as in the case of claim 2, and the case where the cigarette to which the solution obtained by dissolving the oxidizing agent in the solvent is added. The effect of can be obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, if a cigarette is formed by winding a mixture of a fine powder or liquid oxidizing agent and tobacco leaves with a paper material, the smoker can remove the liquid for tar removal. The trouble of spraying can be eliminated.

According to a fifth aspect, the concentration of the oxidizing agent is 10%.
By suppressing the temperature to below, the fire attached to the cigarette does not greatly increase the flame and burn, and it is possible to reliably prevent the reduction of safety due to the oxidizing agent. For example, mixing water in a liquid can solve the problem of volatility when only alcohol is used, and also has the advantage of reducing costs. If the solvent of the oxidizing agent is composed only of water, it can be advantageous in terms of cost, and if the solvent of the oxidizing agent is composed only of alcohol, the drying time of the sprayed solution can be shortened. There are advantages that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state where a cigarette paper is being sprayed by a spray container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spray container 2 Container main body 3 Pump part 4 Liquid discharge port 5 Operation part 6 Cap 7 Cigarette 8 Paper material

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cigarette in which a cigarette and an oxidizing agent coexist. 2. A method for removing tar from cigarettes, wherein the tobacco is burned in the presence of an oxidizing agent. 3. A method of coexisting, wherein a liquid obtained by dissolving an oxidizing agent in a solvent is directly sprayed on tobacco leaves and then dried, or the liquid is sprayed on a paper material wound around the tobacco leaves. Drying after infiltrating the tobacco leaves through paper, or dipping the tobacco leaves in the liquid, or mixing fine powder of oxidizing agent with tobacco leaves, or the tobacco leaves 3. The method for removing tar from cigarettes according to claim 2, wherein the liquid is contained in a paper material wound with the cigarette. 4. A tobacco tar removing material comprising a solution of an oxidizing agent dissolved in a solvent. 5. The tar removing material for cigarettes according to claim 4, wherein the concentration of the oxidizing agent in the solution is set to 10% or less.