Tob. Sci., 1967, 11-07, p. 31-34, ISSN.0082-4623
Pyrolytic formation of phenols from some high molecular weight tobacco leaf constituents and related non-tobacco materials
SCHLOTZHAUER W.S.; SCHMELTZ I.; HICKEY L.C.
Eastern Regional Research Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
The effectiveness of certain high molecular weight materials, isolated from tobacco leaf, to produce phenols pyrolytically was evaluated. Pigment was shown to be the best phenol precursor and cellulose the poorest. Commercially available lignin,...