CORESTA Meeting, Smoke Science/Product Technology, 2019, Hamburg, ST 35
Chemometric and analytical tools directed to improve the selection of raw materials for long-filler cigar manufacture
BORGES MIRANDA A.(1); ÁLVAREZ PRIETO M.(2,4); PÉREZ MARTÍNEZ C.(3); JIMÉNEZ CHACÓN J.(4); MOREJÓN FUENTES O.(1); GONZÁLEZ DÍAZ M.(1); HERNANDEZ REYES M.E.(1); MARQUEZ LEYVA I.(1); HERNÁNDEZ SANTANA Y.(1)
(1) Instituto de Investigaciones del Tabaco, San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba; (2) Facultad de Química, Universidad de La Habana, Departamento de Química Analítica, La Habana, Cuba; (3) Facultad de Química, Universidad de La Habana, Departamento de Química-Física, La Habana, Cuba; (4) Laboratorio Universitario de la Composición y Estructura de la Sustancia (LUCES), Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Defining chemical specifications of raw materials, and having adequate analytical methodologies with known tolerances at a reasonable cost is a need for tobacco companies. They allow a better management of batches of raw materials produced. Three...