Philip Morris Products S.a.

Alain Sciboz

Marine Jarriault

Celine Lesuffleur

Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg

Corinne Deforel

Céline Lesuffleur

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a sheet including a homogenized material containing alkaloids, said method comprising: —forming a mixture comprising particles of a material containing alkaloids and a starch component, and a quantity of a first additive comprising a component selected from the group consisting of water, aerosol-former and binder, wherein the quantity of the first additive is comprised between about 0.1 percent and about 50 percent by weight of the total weight of the mixture; —applying to the mixture a mechanical energy of at least about 20 watt-hour per kilogram of the mixture; —combining the mixture with a quantity of a second additive comprising a component selected from the group consisting of water, aerosol-former, and binder, to form a slurry; and —forming a sheet from the slurry.

Method for the preparation of a sheet including a homogenized material containing alkaloids and aerosol forming article comprising a component prepared from it

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a material containing alkaloids, said method comprising: —forming a mixture comprising a reducing sugar and particles of a material containing alkaloids; —extruding the mixture, wherein extruding includes: feeding the mixture to an extruder; heating the mixture to a first temperature lower than or equal to about 190 Celsius degrees; cooling the mixture from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than or equal to about 70 Celsius degrees; and discharging an extruded mixture from the extruder.

Method for the preparation of a material containing alkaloids and aerosol forming article comprising a component prepared from it

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a sheet including a homogenized material containing alkaloids, said method comprising: —forming a mixture comprising a reducing sugar and particles of a material containing alkaloids; —extruding the mixture; —adding water to the extruded mixture to form a slurry; and —casting the slurry into a sheet.

There is provided a heated aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol, the heated aerosol-generating article including: an aerosol-forming substrate that is a homogenized tobacco material including tobacco, a fat having a melting point between 20&#xb0; C. and 50&#xb0; C., and one or more aerosol-formers, the homogenized tobacco material containing at least 60% tobacco on a dry weight basis. A homogenized tobacco material is also provided.

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Alain Sciboz