TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2011, 65, abstr. 18
Reduction of nitrogenous and phenolic cigarette smoke toxicant yields through the use of a tobacco treatment process.
(1) British American Tobacco, Group R&D, Southampton, UK; (2) Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; (3) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A tobacco treatment process has been developed to remove proteins and polyphenols from cut Virginia tobacco without affecting its bulk physical structure. Proteins and polyphenols in tobacco leaf are thought to be precursors of some nitrogenous and...