Tob. Sci., 1978, 22-23, p. 81-83, ISSN. 0082-4523
A method for the prediction of smoke particulate matter yields from ground tobacco analyses
W.D. & H.O. Wills, Hartclifte, Bristol, U.K.; Imperial Tobacco Limited, American Leaf Organization, P.O. Box 1848, Wilson, North Carolina USA
Pre-conditioned tobacco was milled and sieved between 500-650 pm particle sizes, conditioned at 61% relative humidity and 21°C, and pyrolysed in a glass tube heated to 640°C in a current of air adjusted to a flow-rate of 1.25 litres per minute....