SMOKING-OUT FILLERS FOR SMOKING ARTICLES Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A24B15/14 A24B3/14 A24D1/00 

FIELD: tobacco industry, in particular, agglomerated tobacco filler and method for manufacturing the same, and smoking article.

SUBSTANCE: agglomerated tobacco filler contains tobacco powder and binder used in an amount exceeding about 90% by weight of agglomerated tobacco filler, said filler being substantially similar as to filling density to cut tobacco. Filler has reduced tendency to separation into individual components of cut tobacco as compared to that of agglomerated tobacco fillers having filling density values substantially differing from filling density values of cut tobacco. Smoking article comprises core of smoking material enclosed in wrap, said material comprising the indicated agglomerated tobacco filler. Method for manufacturing agglomerated tobacco filler involves liquefying tobacco powder having particles sized not in the excess of 500 microns; feeding liquefied tobacco powder in warm air flow into fluidized bed of binder. Resultant filler does not substantially differ with regard to filling density from that of cut tobacco, and has reduced tendency to separation into individual components of cut tobacco as compared to agglomerated tobacco fillers having filling density values substantially different from that of cut tobacco.

EFFECT: improved quality of agglomerated tobacco filler.

37 cl, 5 tbl, 10 ex