SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED AEROSOL FORMIMG SUBSTRATE

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO AN AEROSOL PRODUCING SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN SMOKING ARTICLES AND TO METHODS OF PREPARING THE AEROSOL PRODUCING SUBSTRATE. PREFERRED SMOKING ARTICLES WHICH EMPLOY THE AEROSOL PRODUCING SUBSTRATE OF THE PRESENT INVENTION ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF AEROSOL, BOTH INITIALLY AND OVER USEFUL LIFE OF THE PRODUCT, WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT THERMAL DEGRADATION OF THE AEROSOL FORMER AND WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF SUBSTANTIAL PYROLYSIS OR INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR SIDESTREAM AEROSOL. THUS, SUCH SMOKING ARTICLES PROVIDE THE USER WITH THE SENSATIONS ANDBENEFITS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING WITHOUT BURNING TOBACCO.(FIG. 1)