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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2014
Applicant:

British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;

Inventors:

Denis Benjak, Rio de Janero, BR;

Pedro Field, Rio de Janero, BR;

Alcindo Glesse, Rio de Janero, BR;

Matthias Link, Hamburg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24B 9/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/24 (2006.01); A24B 3/04 (2006.01); A24B 3/12 (2006.01); A24B 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/183 (2013.01); A24B 3/04 (2013.01); A24B 3/12 (2013.01); A24B 3/18 (2013.01); A24B 9/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/18 (2013.01); A24B 15/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tobacco material and a process for the treatment of tobacco are provided. The process comprises securing the tobacco material within a moisture-retaining material and exposing the tobacco material to an ambient processing temperature of at least about 45° C., with the tobacco having a packing density of at least 200 kg/mon a dry matter weight base at the start of the process and a moisture content of between about 10% and 15.5%. The treated tobacco material has an aerobic plate count of up to about 1000 CFU/g.


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