Application of Triethyl Citrate to Filters in Virginia Type Cigarettes*

Triethyl citrate (TEC) was applied in the preparation of cigarette filter rods by two approaches. One was to utilize TEC as a plasticizer sprayed onto the surface of cellulose acetate (CA) fibers. The other was to apply TEC as an additive coated onto the cellulosic paper of acetate-paper dual filter...

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Main Authors: Jin Yong, Yu Saibo, Liu Qi, Wang Shitai, Tan Haifeng, Li Ke, Fan Hongmei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-01-01
Series:Beiträge zur Tabakforschung International
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cttr-2015-0005