EP 0049534 B1 19860618 - METHOD OF CHANGING THE VOLUME OF CUT TOBACCO STEMS AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS METHOD
Title (en)
METHOD OF CHANGING THE VOLUME OF CUT TOBACCO STEMS AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS METHOD
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 3037885 A 19801007
Abstract (en)
[origin: ES8303054A1] The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of increasing the volume of cut tobacco ribs by impregnating tobacco ribs with an impregnating agent, which contains at least water, up to a water content of at least 45% by weight, heating the impregnated tobacco rib parts with a gaseous heating and transport medium containing steam and having a temperature of from approx. 105 DEG to approx. 250 DEG C., said tobacco rib parts being transported through an expansion zone and a drying zone a pneumatic transport system. The impregnated tobacco rib parts are kept in the expansion and drying zones for a period of at least approx. 10 seconds and are dried to a final moisture content of at least 12.5% by weight.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A24B 3/18 (2013.01 - KR); A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US); A24B 5/16 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0049534 A1 19820414; EP 0049534 B1 19860618; AR 225972 A1 19820514; AT E20423 T1 19860715; AU 552321 B2 19860529; AU 7575381 A 19820422; BR 8106446 A 19820622; CA 1167732 A 19840522; DE 3037885 A1 19820506; DE 3037885 C2 19880303; ES 506067 A0 19830201; ES 8303054 A1 19830201; JP S5791186 A 19820607; JP S6364192 B2 19881209; KR 830006938 A 19831012; KR 890003799 B1 19891005; MX 158071 A 19890104; SU 1366038 A3 19880107; US 4483352 A 19841120; ZA 816721 B 19820929
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 81108047 A 19811007; AR 28701481 A 19811007; AT 81108047 T 19811007; AU 7575381 A 19810929; BR 8106446 A 19811007; CA 387492 A 19811007; DE 3037885 A 19801007; ES 506067 A 19811006; JP 16004481 A 19811007; KR 810003744 A 19811005; MX 18995081 A 19811006; SU 3343692 A 19811006; US 30780081 A 19811002; ZA 816721 A 19810928