Production of smoking products by thermal extrusion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8857075
APP PUB NO 20110283556A1
SERIAL NO

13130609

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The invention relates to a method for producing a smoking product from a tobacco material, wherein the tobacco material is treated using at least one extrusion process, which comprises compaction with an increase in pressure and temperature and a mechanical treatment and sudden flash drying of the material at an outlet of an extruder (1), wherein a heated process fluid (7) is supplied as a heat transfer medium to the tobacco material in the extruder (1) to supply process heat. The invention further relates to a device for producing a smoking product from a tobacco material using an extruder (1) which performs a compaction of a tobacco material with an increase in pressure and temperature and a mechanical treatment and sudden flash drying of the material at the extruder outlet, wherein the extruder (1) is associated with a heater (11), which heats a process fluid (7) that is supplied to the extruder (1) for supplying process heat as a heat transfer medium.

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (GERMANY) GMBH20354 HAMBURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Franke, Dietmar Bayreuth, DE 27 67
Schmekel, Gerald Elmshorn, DE 27 146

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