Tobacco Science & Technology, 2012, 6, p. 5-15, ISSN.1002-0861
A systematic improvement in filtration efficiency of aldehydes in mainstream cigarette smoke
BRANTON P.J.(1); LUI Chuan(1); McADAM K.G.(1); QU Wen-Hui(2); LU An-Hui(2)
(1) Group Research & Development Centre, British American Tobacco, Regents Park Road, Millbrook, Southampton SO15 8TL, UK; (2) State Key Laboratory for Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, P R China
To remove the aldehydes from tobacco smoke by activated carbon used in a cigarette filter, the effects of activated carbon surface area, particle size, pore size and distribution, and surface chemistry have been systematically evaluated for the...