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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
Shuzhong Zhuang, Richmond, VA (US);
Jay a Fournier, Richmond, VA (US);
John B. Paine, Iii, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lixin Xue, Midlothian, VA (US);
Shuzhong Zhuang, Richmond, VA (US);
Jay A Fournier, Richmond, VA (US);
John B. Paine, III, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lixin Xue, Midlothian, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An activated carbon-containing sorbent is capable of selectively removing one or more selected gaseous components from a gas. The activated carbon-containing sorbent can be incorporated in a smoking article to remove one or more selected components from mainstream smoke. The activated carbon-containing sorbent can be a composite including one or more molecular sieve materials. Methods of making the activated carbon-containing sorbent, cigarette filters and smoking articles including the activated carbon-containing sorbent, as well as methods for smoking a cigarette comprising the activated carbon-containing sorbent, are provided.