EP 1255460 B1 20050727 - METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE FILLING ABILITY OF TOBACCO
Title (en)
METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE FILLING ABILITY OF TOBACCO
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER FÜLLFÄHIGKEIT VON TABAK
Title (fr)
PROCEDE POUR AMELIORER LE POUVOIR DE REMPLISSAGE DE TABAC
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 10006424 A 20000214
- EP 0101227 W 20010205
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0158295A1] The invention relates to a method for improving the filling ability of tobacco, such as cut tobacco leaves, or ribs, or plant tobacco additives with a cell structure, whereby the tobacco material, with an initial water content of 8 to 16 wt %, is treated with a gas, comprising nitrogen and/or argon at pressures from 50 to 1000 bar, either in an autoclave, or in a cascade-like series of several autoclaves and, finally, after completion of a decompression, a thermal after-treatment. The invention is characterised in that the decompression is carried out with at least one holding stage, the pressure of which corresponds to 3 to 60 %, preferably, 3 to 30 % of the original maximum pressure and that the heating of the system under residual pressure is carried out, such that the temperature of the tobacco on withdrawal after the complete release of pressure is in the range 10 to 80 DEG C. The elevation of temperature of the system under residual pressure is effected by a holding stage, a circulation over a heat exchanger and/or passing hot gas over the system, whereby the release of pressure from the maximum pressure to the pressure of the holding stage occurs over a period of 20 seconds to 5 minutes and the release of the residual pressure occurs over a period of 3 seconds to 3 minutes.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A24B 3/12 (2006.01); A24B 3/18 (2006.01); A42B 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
A24B 3/18 (2013.01 - KR); A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0158295 A1 20010816; WO 0158295 A8 20010920; AR 034404 A1 20040225; AT E300198 T1 20050815; AU 3024801 A 20010820; BG 107104 A 20030530; BR 0108338 A 20030311; CA 2400068 A1 20010816; CN 1400873 A 20030305; CZ 20023080 A3 20030514; DE 10006424 A1 20010823; DE 10006424 C2 20030123; DE 50106887 D1 20050901; EA 003544 B1 20030626; EA 200200855 A1 20021226; EE 200200447 A 20031215; EP 1255460 A1 20021113; EP 1255460 B1 20050727; ES 2243436 T3 20051201; HU P0204445 A2 20030428; IL 150791 A0 20030212; JP 2003525036 A 20030826; KR 20020075429 A 20021004; MX PA02007848 A 20040910; NO 20023781 D0 20020809; NO 20023781 L 20020809; PL 194440 B1 20070531; PL 357092 A1 20040712; SK 13312002 A3 20030109; UA 72315 C2 20050215; US 2003075191 A1 20030424
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 0101227 W 20010205; AR P010100652 A 20010214; AT 01902411 T 20010205; AU 3024801 A 20010205; BG 10710402 A 20020913; BR 0108338 A 20010205; CA 2400068 A 20010205; CN 01804935 A 20010205; CZ 20023080 A 20010205; DE 10006424 A 20000214; DE 50106887 T 20010205; EA 200200855 A 20010205; EE P200200447 A 20010205; EP 01902411 A 20010205; ES 01902411 T 20010205; HU P0204445 A 20010205; IL 15079101 A 20010205; JP 2001557417 A 20010205; KR 20027010638 A 20020814; MX PA02007848 A 20010205; NO 20023781 A 20020809; PL 35709201 A 20010205; SK 13312002 A 20010205; UA 200297455 A 20010205; US 18273202 A 20020930