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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24F 47/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/287 (2013.01); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24F 47/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments provides treated tobacco material having a pH of at least 9 and a moisture content of no more than 20% based on the dry weight of the tobacco. Embodiments also provide a process for treating tobacco material to increase its pH to at least 9, the process comprising applying a basic solution to the tobacco material to be treated, and drying the material to produce a treated tobacco material with a moisture content of no more than 20%. Embodiments also provide devices comprising the treated tobacco material, and uses of the treated tobacco material.