METHOD OF PRODUCING TOBACCO FLAVORED CIGARETTE FILTER

There is disclosed a method of adding flavorant to cigarette filters. A cigarette filter is made by forming a filter web using non-woven web comprising thermoplastic meltblown fibers of filaments that are present a fused agglomerates in a number fraction exceeding 33 percent and wherein a majority o...

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Hauptverfasser: KASBO, LOYD G, GEER, ROBERT G, FILLIO, THOMAS L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:There is disclosed a method of adding flavorant to cigarette filters. A cigarette filter is made by forming a filter web using non-woven web comprising thermoplastic meltblown fibers of filaments that are present a fused agglomerates in a number fraction exceeding 33 percent and wherein a majority of fiber crossings of agglomerates are weld points; adding tobacco extracts to the filter web such that the filter web contains between 10% and 110% tobacco extracts by weight of the filter web; adding glycerin or a glycerin-water mixture to the thus treated filter web; and forming the thus treated filter web into a rod.