The invention provides a material which comprises a paper substrate and a nonwoven substrate having a low density which can be used as filter for a smoking or vaping article.

The invention provides a material which comprises a paper substrate and a nonwoven substrate having a low density which can be used as filter for a smoking or vaping article.

A tow band for heated tobacco product tip is a tow band of cellulose acetate provided by uniting and crimping a plurality of filaments into a bundle, in which a total denier is set to a value in a range of 10000 to 40000 (inclusive) and a filament denier is set to a value in a range of 6.0 to 20.0 (inclusive), and where the total denier is denoted by TD and a breaking strength of the tow band is denoted by F, a ratio F/TD is set to a value of 0.0015N/denier or more.

The invention relates to a filter manufacturing apparatus including a feed path adapted to continuously feed a filter material along a longitudinal transport direction, and a forming device connected to a terminating end of the feed path and adapted to form the filter material into a rod-shaped continuous filter body and deliver the formed continuous filter body. The forming device includes: a tubular element adapted to allow the filter material to pass therethrough to form the filter material into the continuous filter body; a heat source adapted to heat the filter material passing in the tubular element. A diameter measuring device is positioned at the outlet of the forming device and adapted to measure a diameter of the continuous filter body.

The object of the application is an apparatus for the manufacturing of multi-segment rods, comprising a feeder (2) delivering rod-like elements (S1, S2) in the form of a rod-like elements train (ST1); a wrapping device (6) situated downstream of the feeder (2) in the direction of movement of the elements train (ST1), for wrapping the rod-like elements train (ST1) into the wrapping material (7) thereby forming a continuous rod (CR); a conveying unit (1) disposed between the feeder (2) and the wrapping device (6) for the formation of the train (ST2) of axially positioned rod-like elements (S1, S2) and for transferring rod-like elements (S1, S2) by means of a number of conveying wheels (9, 10, 11) to the wrapping device (6), whereas the rod-like elements are moved along guides (20, 21, 22); as well as cutting means (8) used for cutting the continuous rod (CR) into rods (R), each containing a set of rod-like elements (S1, S2), wherein at least the last of the wheels (11) in the unit (1) conveying the rod-like elements (S1, S2) to the wrapping device (6) is a wheel whose circumferential surface (11A) has no lugs.

A class of molecularly imprinted polymers that specifically recognizes and binds to nitrosamines members of which class are useful, for example, in analysis and separation of nitrosamines from biological fluids. Such molecularly imprinted polymers are also useful in methods of treating and manufacturing tobacco products and materials.

A class of molecularly imprinted polymers that specifically recognizes and binds to nitrosamines members of which class are useful, for example, in analysis and separation of nitrosamines from biological fluids. Such molecularly imprinted polymers are also useful in methods of treating and manufacturing tobacco products and materials.

Smoking articles including filter elements formed from two or more fibrous inputs with different physical properties are provided. A first plurality of cellulose acetate staple fibers and a second plurality of degradable polymeric staple fibers are blended to give a fiber mixture, wherein the staple fibers of the fiber mixture are randomly oriented. The degradable polymeric staple fibers can be treated to increase hydrophobicity. The staple fibers of the fiber mixture can then be bonded to form a fibrous bundle which can be incorporated into a filter element. Related methods and mixed fiber products are also provided by the disclosure.

The present application relates to a smoking article assembly machine. The smoking article assembly machine has a web of tipping paper conveying path. The smoking article assembly machine also has a mechanical cutter (70) configured to perform a cutting action to form a pattern (5) including a line (6) having a dimension of at least 5 mm on a web (11) of tipping paper (4) passing along the web of tipping paper conveying path, and a web severing device (60) configured to sever the web (11) of tipping paper (4) into segments for wrapping smoking articles. The present application also relates to a method of making a smoking article.

The present application relates to a smoking article assembly machine. The smoking article assembly machine has a web of tipping paper conveying path. The smoking article assembly machine also has a mechanical cutter (70) configured to perform a cutting action to form a pattern (5) including a line (6) having a dimension of at least 5 mm on a web (11) of tipping paper (4) passing along the web of tipping paper conveying path, and a web severing device (60) configured to sever the web (11) of tipping paper (4) into segments for wrapping smoking articles. The present application also relates to a method of making a smoking article.