METHOD FOR PRODUCING OF EXPANDED TOBACCO Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A24B3/12 A24B3/18 A24B15/00 

FIELD: production of aromatized tobacco having increased volume.

SUBSTANCE: method involves extracting mixture of dried cherry pomace and valerian using non-polar liquefied gas; separating miscella to be used for impregnating and expanding of moistened cut tobacco, and simultaneously increasing pressure; reducing pressure to atmospheric pressure value, and drying for obtaining of base product.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of method due to combined tobacco aromatizing and volume increasing procedures.