Tob. Sci., 1959, 3-33, p. 139-143, ISSN.0082-4623
The presence of nitrous oxide and methyl nitrite in cigarette smoke and tobacco pyrolysis gases
Research Department, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company, Durham, North Carolina USA
The presence of nitrous oxide and methyl nitrite has been demonstrate1I in the smoke gas phase of cigarettes made from different types of tobaccos and blends. The same compounds have also been identified in the pyrolysis gases of a commercial tobacco...