KR20220052668A - Tobacco leaves and method for preparing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to tobacco leaf containing a germanium component as an active ingredient and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the present invention, the leaf tobacco blocks or reduces inhalation of harmful chemicals including cadmium, lead, mercury hexavalent chromium, polybromobiphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether, heavy metals, triclosan, parabens, nicotine, and tar while maintaining tobacco flavor and smoke volume during smoking, thereby providing an effect of not harming the health of smokers. In particular, inhalation of nicotine is blocked or reduced, so that nicotine addiction is removed and recurrence rate of smoking is effectively reduced, and thus the leaf tobacco can be used as a stop-smoking cigarette. In addition, inhalation of tar is blocked or reduced, so that chronic inflammation caused by tar is reduced, thereby providing beneficial effects of preventing various inflammatory diseases including arthritis and various headaches including migraine caused by vascular inflammation, enhancing immunity, promoting blood circulation, lowering blood sugar, and lowering cholesterol.

Description

Leaf tobacco containing germanium and its manufacturing method {Tobacco leaves and method for preparing the same}

The present invention relates to a leaf tobacco containing a germanium component and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to block or reduce the inhalation of harmful chemicals such as heavy metals, nicotine and tar while maintaining the tobacco taste, aroma, and amount of fumes during smoking. It relates to a leaf tobacco that can be used and a method for manufacturing the same.

The World Health Organization estimates that there are approximately 1 billion smokers worldwide, and over 3 million people a year die from smoking, that is, 1 person per 10 seconds. More seriously, the number of deaths due to smoking within the next 30 years is projected to exceed 10 million a year, given the current growth rate of the smoking population.

Smoking is the act of inhaling smoke by burning a cigarette, and it is estimated that about 400 types of toxic chemicals are contained in cigarette smoke. When a cigarette burns, its core temperature reaches a maximum of 800 to 900 ° C. At this high temperature, organic substances undergo pyrolysis, thermal synthesis, distillation, sublimation, hydrogenation, oxidation, dehydration, etc. Substances are produced, of which nicotine and tar are known to be the most harmful to health.

Nicotine in tobacco is a kind of alkaloid, a secondary metabolite of plants. It is a basic organic compound that is mainly present in the leaves of plants of the Solanaceae family, such as tobacco. It is estimated as above, but it is known that the strong addictiveness of nicotine plays a big role in this relapse rate.

Tar is a substance that is concentrated in fine particles produced when cigarette smoke is put in and exhaled. It is known that tar contains thousands of toxic chemicals, and it is known that, for example, it contains more than 20 types of Class A carcinogens.

Tar enters the lungs through cigarette smoke and seeps into the blood, damaging organs and cells and causing chronic inflammation.

In recent years, e-cigarettes by a new heat transfer method have been developed that significantly reduce harmful components of conventional tobacco cigarettes while maintaining almost the same taste as that of conventional cigarettes, such as scent and smoke delivered to smokers. Specifically, since e-cigarettes are provided by indirect heating with electric energy rather than combustibility, they are known to reduce chemical components generated in conventional tobacco cigarettes, deliver fragrance components without destroying them, and can have several other inhalation functions and individual It is known that it can satisfy the preference of

As a related prior art, there is an electric heating cigarette in the form of inhaling a mixture containing leaf tobacco, a moisturizing agent, a flavoring agent and tobacco extract of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-844445 by electric heating, which is a chemical substance harmful to the human body than conventional tobacco cigarettes However, there is a problem that not only does not reduce nicotine, but also does not completely remove tar and thousands of other harmful substances.

In addition, as frequent explosion accidents of electronic smoking devices have been reported, these problems are collectively resolved, while the taste and aroma of cigarettes are maintained when inhaled. There is a need for research on

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and the present invention provides a leaf tobacco that blocks or reduces the inhalation of harmful chemicals such as heavy metals, nicotine and tar while maintaining the tobacco taste, smell, and fumes during smoking. aim to

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing the leaf tobacco.

The above and other objects of the present invention can all be achieved by the present invention described below.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a leaf tobacco comprising a germanium component as an active ingredient.

The germanium component may include at least one selected from organic germanium, inorganic germanium, and germanium metal powder.

The germanium component may have a particle size of several meshes to several tens of meshes.

The leaf tobacco may include 0.0001 wt % or more of the germanium component based on the germanium content of the total amount of the leaf tobacco.

The germanium component may be located in the tobacco body of the leaf tobacco.

The decomposition amount of nicotine measured in the leaf tobacco may be reduced than the amount of nicotine decomposition measured in the leaf tobacco not containing a germanium component.

The tar content measured in the leaf tobacco may be reduced than the tar content measured in the leaf tobacco not including a germanium component.

The heavy metal content measured in the leaf tobacco may be reduced than the heavy metal content measured in the leaf tobacco not containing a germanium component.

The polyphenol content measured in the leaf tobacco may be enhanced than the polyphenol content measured in the leaf tobacco not including a germanium component.

The germanium component may be placed on the surface of the tobacco, which is a raw material of the leaf tobacco, or permeated therein.

The germanium component may be put into the supply water for cultivation of the tobacco and placed on the surface of the tobacco or penetrated therein.

Also, the present invention

It provides a method of manufacturing leaf tobacco, characterized in that it is prepared by including a germanium component as an active ingredient.

The germanium component may be placed on the surface of the tobacco or processed into a tobacco body in a state of being permeated therein.

According to the leaf tobacco of the present invention, cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybromobiphenyl, heavy metals including polybrominated diphenyl ether, triclosan, parabens, nicotine, and tar while maintaining the tobacco flavor and spray amount during smoking By blocking or reducing the inhalation of chemicals, there is an effect that does not harm the health of the smoker.

In particular, by blocking or reducing the inhalation of nicotine, it can be used as a non-smoking cigarette, such as eliminating nicotine addiction and effectively lowering the relapse rate of smoking.

In addition, by blocking or reducing inhalation of tar, chronic inflammation induced by tar is reduced, preventing various inflammatory diseases including arthritis and various headaches including vascular inflammation-derived migraine, enhancing immune function, promoting blood circulation and reducing blood sugar It can provide beneficial effects such as activity, cholesterol lowering ability, and the like.

Furthermore, since a separate electronic smoking device is not used, the risk of explosion when used can be excluded.

The advantages and features of the present invention are described, and how to achieve them. For reference, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments presented below, but may be implemented in various forms.

In addition, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this description are used in the meaning that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. In addition, unless defined otherwise, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted excessively.

In the present description, leaf tobacco refers to a cigarette-type cigarette manufactured by drying and processing tobacco, and can be interpreted as comprehensively referring to a general cigarette-type tobacco product including a tobacco product without using a separate electronic suction device.

As a result of intensive research on technology to more effectively remove harmful components, the present inventors have been able to provide photodegradation properties of nicotine while enhancing polyphenol components including quersatin, terpene, and trehalose contained in the leaf tobacco base. In the case of including the germanium component in the present invention, it was confirmed that not only the decomposition efficiency of nicotine was dramatically improved, but also the decomposition efficiency of innumerable harmful components contained in tar was improved, and the present invention was completed.

Hereinafter, leaf tobacco and a manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Leaf tobacco according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a germanium component as an active ingredient.

Germanium (Ge) is a porous mineral that belongs to rare earth metals and consists of 32 electrons. When a foreign material comes into contact with an electron, one of the outer 4 electrons is released and combines with an electron of a foreign material, resulting in heavy metals or various poisons or contamination. It has the ability to decompose or neutralize substances, and has deodorizing and antibacterial functions.

In addition, germanium emits far-infrared rays, which are beneficial to the human body. When absorbed by the human body, the far-infrared rays that are beneficial to the human body activate cell activity to facilitate metabolism, activate blood circulation, and inhibit the growth of bacteria such as mold with excellent antibacterial properties, which is beneficial for nail beauty Do.

In addition, germanium has the property of releasing negative ions when the ambient temperature is above 32℃. When it comes into contact with the human body, it promotes blood circulation, relieves symptoms such as muscle aggression, fatigue, and pain, and suppresses the accumulation of fatigue substances. It has the effect of increasing the natural healing power inherent in humans. In addition, as an anion effect, it has functions of purifying polluted air, sterilizing and deodorizing.

The germanium component may include at least one selected from the group consisting of organic germanium, inorganic germanium, and germanium metal powder.

Examples of the organic germanium include germanium(IV)tetraethoxide [Ge(C2H5O) ₄ ], germanium( _IV ) _{tetra-n-butoxide [Ge(C4H9O)4 ] ,} germanium( _IV ) ) tetraisopropoxide [Ge(C ₃ H ₇ O) ₄ ], β-carboxyethylgermanium (IV) oxide [(GeCH ₂ CH ₂ COOH) ₂ O ₃ ], tetraethylgermanium (IV) [Ge(C ₂ H ₅ ) ₄ ], tetrabutylgermanium(IV) [Ge(C ₄ H ₉ ) ₄ ], tributylgermanium(IV) hydride [Ge(C ₄ H ₉ ) ₃ H], and the like. . Among them, β-carboxyethyl germanium (IV) oxide [(GeCH ₂ CH ₂ COOH) ₂ O ₃ ] is preferable because it is easily available.

Examples of the inorganic germanium include germanium monoxide (GeO) or germanium dioxide (GeO ₂ ). Inorganic germanium is partly contained in natural minerals or fossils and is a kind of mineral as a mineral contained in a trace amount in general soil.

The germanium component is not limited thereto, but it is appropriate to use a particle size of 80 to 100 mesh for burning by applying it as a leaf tobacco, as well as improving the nicotine decomposition efficiency.

The leaf tobacco contains, for example, 0.0001% by weight or more, preferably 0.001% by weight or more, more preferably 0.01% by weight or more, and more preferably 50% by weight or less, preferably, based on the germanium content, of the germanium component in the total content constituting the leaf tobacco. Preferably, it can be added in an amount of 40 wt% or less, more preferably 30 wt% or less. When the addition amount of the germanium component satisfies the above range, the efficacy of polyphenols such as quersatin, terpene, or trehalose in the leaf tobacco base included as a main component in the leaf tobacco can be enhanced.

For reference, since the polyphenol corresponds to a phytochemical component known to have a decomposition action on nicotine and tar, as a result, germanium contained in the leaf tobacco of the present disclosure decomposes the organic matter of nicotine and tar through the enhancement of the polyphenol. function can be effectively performed.

In particular, the leaf tobacco containing the germanium component is preferably provided in the cigarette body, not the cigarette filter, when manufacturing a cigarette-type general cigarette.

At this time, the particle size may be, for example, several meshes to several tens of meshes, specifically 120 mesh or less, preferably 100 mesh or less, and more preferably 80 to 100 mesh. And it is possible to effectively reduce the generation of tar as well as to sufficiently enhance the polyphenol component contained in the tobacco.

In addition, the germanium component having the above-mentioned particle size range may be mixed with water to prepare a suspension.

The decomposition amount of nicotine measured in the leaf tobacco may be reduced than the decomposition amount of nicotine measured in the leaf tobacco not containing a germanium component.

The tar content measured in the leaf tobacco may be lower than the tar content measured in the leaf tobacco not including a germanium component.

The heavy metal content measured in the leaf tobacco may be reduced than the heavy metal content measured in the leaf tobacco not containing a germanium component.

Here, the heavy metal includes, but is not limited to, cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybromobiphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether, and the like.

The polyphenol content measured in the leaf tobacco may be enhanced than the polyphenol content measured in the leaf tobacco not including a germanium component.

Here, the polyphenol includes, but is not limited to, quersatin, terpene, trehalose, and the like.

The germanium component is preferably placed on or permeated into the surface of the tobacco, which is the raw material of the leaf tobacco. will be created

The anion radical formed through this process has a strong reaction force, and when the germanium component is present in the growing leaf, it can express antibacterial and antifungal properties. They are efficiently decomposed by their high reactivity with harmful substances such as nicotine or tar.

On the other hand, the decomposition action on the nicotine and tar can be maximized more when the germanium component is used in combination with titanium dioxide.

For example, the titanium dioxide is not limited thereto, but it is appropriate to use the one having an average particle diameter of 18 to 24 nm to apply to leaf tobacco, as well as to improve the decomposition efficiency of nicotine and tar.

Specifically, titanium dioxide usually absorbs and reacts with ultraviolet rays of 388 nm or less to form electrons and holes. can

In addition, although electrons and holes generated in the reaction recombine within about 9 to 12 seconds, if nicotine or tar is adsorbed to the surface before recombination, the materials are decomposed by the electrons and holes.

In particular, titanium dioxide has a boiling point of 2972 ° C., and remains without decomposition at the smoking temperature. can

The leaf tobacco may include, for example, the germanium component and the titanium dioxide in a weight ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:10, preferably 1:0.1 to 1:5 by weight. When the above-described range is satisfied, the decomposition of nicotine or tar can be effectively performed, and thus the nicotine decomposition efficiency provided by the germanium component can be increased.

As described above, when the germanium component and the titanium dioxide component are linked, as shown in the following reaction formula, electrons are taken from the titanium dioxide to make free holes, and the oxidation power is increased due to the more free holes generated in this way, and in a wider range of wavelengths Reactivity can be secured, and through this, photoreaction can be easily performed not only in the ultraviolet region but also in the visible region.

<Reaction Scheme>

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing leaf tobacco, characterized in that it is prepared by including a germanium component as an active ingredient.

In this case, the germanium component may be placed on the surface of the tobacco or may be processed into a tobacco body in a state infiltrated therein.

Hereinafter, the contents of the present invention will be described in more detail through specific examples, but these contents do not limit the scope of the present invention.

<Example>

<Example 1 and Comparative Example 1>

Tobacco containing a germanium component was prepared as a sample of Example 1, and a leaf tobacco containing no germanium component was prepared as a sample of Comparative Example 1, and the nicotine content, tar content, and heavy metal content were measured in the following manner, respectively. measured.

(1) Determination of nicotine content

The content of each prepared sample was measured according to the nicotine content measurement method based on the standard test method.

(2) Measurement of tar content

The content of each prepared sample was measured according to the tar content measurement method based on the standard test method.

(3) Determination of heavy metal content

In each prepared sample, the content of cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybromobiphenyl, and polybrominated diphenyl ether was measured according to the heavy metal content measurement method based on the standard test method.

(4) Measurement of the content of additional hazardous substances

The content of each prepared sample was measured for triclosan and paraben, respectively, according to the measurement method based on the standard test method.

As a result of the measurement, it was confirmed that, in the case of the tobacco containing germanium used in the present invention, the nicotine content, the tar content, the heavy metal content, the triclosan content, and the paraben content were all significantly reduced compared to the germanium-free tobacco.

<Test Example 2>

Tobacco processed by including a germanium component in a tobacco body and a leaf not containing a germanium component were prepared, and the polyphenol content was measured according to the following method.

(4) Measurement of polyphenol content

The content of each prepared sample was measured according to the polyphenol content measurement method based on the standard test method.

As a result of the measurement, in the case of the tobacco containing germanium used in the present invention, it was confirmed that the polyphenol content was remarkably improved compared to the tobacco not containing germanium.

In conclusion, it was confirmed that when an appropriate amount of germanium component was included in the tobacco body according to the present invention, nicotine and tar decomposition improvement ability and polyphenol enhancing ability were simultaneously provided.

Claims (12)

Leaf tobacco containing germanium as an active ingredient. According to claim 1,
The germanium component is leaf tobacco, characterized in that it comprises at least one selected from organic germanium, inorganic germanium, and germanium metal powder. According to claim 1,
Leaf tobacco, characterized in that the germanium component has a particle size of several mesh to several tens of mesh. According to claim 1,
The leaf tobacco, characterized in that it comprises 0.0001% by weight or more of the germanium component based on the germanium content of the total amount of the leaf tobacco. According to claim 1,
The germanium component is leaf tobacco, characterized in that located in the tobacco body of the leaf tobacco. According to claim 1,
Leaf tobacco, characterized in that the decomposition amount of nicotine measured in the leaf tobacco is reduced than the amount of nicotine decomposition measured in the leaf tobacco without germanium component. According to claim 1,
Leaf tobacco, characterized in that the tar content measured in the leaf tobacco is reduced than the tar content measured in the leaf tobacco without germanium component. According to claim 1,
Leafed tobacco, characterized in that the heavy metal content measured in the leaf tobacco is reduced than the heavy metal content measured in the leaf tobacco without germanium component. According to claim 1,
Leaf tobacco, characterized in that the polyphenol content measured in the leaf tobacco is enhanced than the polyphenol content measured in the leaf tobacco without germanium component. According to claim 1,
The germanium component is placed on the surface of the tobacco, which is the raw material of the leaf tobacco, or is permeated into the leaf tobacco. A method of manufacturing leaf tobacco, characterized in that it is prepared by including a germanium component as an active ingredient. 12. The method of claim 11,
The germanium component is a method of manufacturing a leaf tobacco, characterized in that it is placed on the surface of the tobacco or processed into a tobacco body in a state of being permeated therein.