R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Bob Horvath

Michael Francis Dube

Thomas A Perfetti

Rick Lehman

A method of forming a carbon material from the stalk or roots of a plant of thespecies is provided herein, wherein the method includes i) receiving a tobacco material comprising at least one of a stalk material and a root material of a harvested plant of thespecies; and ii) pyrolyzing the tobacco material to remove volatiles and to form a tobacco-derived carbon material. Optionally, the method can further include activating the tobacco-derived carbon material. The tobacco-derived carbon material can be incorporated into a tobacco product. A carbon material derived from pyrolyzing a tobacco material in the form of at least one of a tobacco stalk material and a tobacco root material of a harvested plant of thespecies is also provided herein.

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Princeton, NJ, United States of America

Bob Horvath