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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John-Paul Mua, Advance, NC (US);
Crystal Dawn Hege Byrd, Lexington, NC (US);
Brian Keith Nordskog, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Andries Don Sebastian, Clemmons, NC (US);
David Troy Turfler, Collierville, TN (US);
Christopher Keller, Collierville, TN (US);
Jeremy Barrett Mabe, Lexington, NC (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of modifying the moisture level of (e.g., dehydrating) a tobacco plant or portion thereof, a tobacco-derived material, a tobacco product, or a tobacco additive is provided herein. The methods of dehydration disclosed herein can provide various benefits relative to traditional drying techniques, including providing retention of various beneficial components present in green tobacco (e.g., organoleptic compounds and proteins). Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such dehydrated tobacco materials are also provided.