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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2020
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Matteo Biasioli, Neuchatel, CH;
Marie Farine, Neuchatel, CH;
Felix Frauendorfer, Neuchatel, CH;
Jagoda Kuc, Neuchatel, CH;
Sebastien Lanaspeze, Neuchatel, CH;
Stefan Lauenstein, Neuchatel, CH;
Benoit Mivelaz, Neuchatel, CH;
Christel Raphoz, Neuchatel, CH;
Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Neuchatel, CH;
Steve Tzimoulis, Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract is provided, the method including the steps of: preparing a tobacco starting material including natural tobacco material such that during the step of preparing the tobacco starting material, the tobacco is not subjected to any treatment adapted to alter the pH of the tobacco; heating the tobacco starting material in a flow of inert gas at an extraction temperature of between 125 degrees Celsius and 160 degrees Celsius for between 90 minutes and 270 minutes; collecting volatile compounds released from the natural tobacco starting material during the heating step; and forming a liquid tobacco extract comprising the collected volatile compounds.