Philip Morris Products S.a.

Roger Hofer

Ping Li

Celine Gambs

Irfan Gunduz

Gaetan Couderc

A smoking article includes a smokable material and a filter downstream of the smokable material. The filter includes activated carbon material having a BET of between 1000 and 2000 m/g and exhibiting less particle breakthrough than granulated coconut shell derived activated carbon currently used for filters of smoking articles.

Activated carbon for smoking articles

A smoking article comprising a filter segment, the filter segment comprising a tow material and triacetin, wherein the filter segment further comprises an amino acid acetate salt and glycerine. The amino acid acetate salt and glycerine stabilize the triacetin in order to maintain the structural firmness of the tow material.

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Peseux, Switzerland

Roger Hofer