Global Patent Index - EP 4171272 A1

EP 4171272 A1 20230503 - METHOD FOR PREPARING A TOBACCO PRODUCT AND TOBACCO LIQUID SOLUTION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PREPARING A TOBACCO PRODUCT AND TOBACCO LIQUID SOLUTION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES TABAKPRODUKTS UND FLÜSSIGE TABAKLÖSUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION D'UN PRODUIT DE TABAC ET SOLUTION LIQUIDE DE TABAC

Publication

EP 4171272 A1 20230503 (EN)

Application

EP 21739064 A 20210630

Priority

  • EP 20183216 A 20200630
  • EP 2021068013 W 20210630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022003029A1] The invention relates to a method for preparing a tobacco product (21), which comprises the steps of providing raw tobacco (2) having a content of reducing sugars of at least 4% by weight, mixing (7) and infusing (10) the raw tobacco (2) with a first solvent (9), removing tobacco material (2a) to obtain an infused tobacco liquid (14), heating the infused tobacco liquid (14) thereby evaporating the first solvent (9a) and caramelizing (18) the reducing sugars thereby forming a preliminary caramelized tobacco product (20), drying (3) the removed tobacco material (2a) creating dried tobacco material (5) and adding the dried tobacco material (5) to the preliminary caramelized tobacco product (20) thereby creating a tobacco product (21). The invention also relates to a tobacco product (21). An aerosolisable product for an aerosol generation device containing the tobacco product (21), a smoking article containing the tobacco product (21) and a snus or a chewing article containing the tobacco product (21).

IPC 8 full level

A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/12 (2006.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24B 15/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/12 (2013.01); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24B 15/24 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022003029A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022003029 A1 20220106; EP 4171272 A1 20230503; JP 2023530570 A 20230719

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021068013 W 20210630; EP 21739064 A 20210630; JP 2022566492 A 20210630