Nonwoven composite smokeless tobacco product
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1. A method for making a smokeless tobacco composite comprising:
- depositing a tobacco-containing fabric onto a conveyer, wherein the tobacco-containing fabric comprises a network of tobacco fibers entangled with non-tobacco fibers;
impregnating a second tobacco material in comminuted form into the tobacco-containing fabric such that the second tobacco material is present in an amount of about 5% to about 90% of the total weight of the tobacco-containing fabric to form an impregnated tobacco-containing fabric; and
heating the impregnated tobacco-containing fabric to bind the impregnated tobacco-containing fabric and form a smokeless tobacco composite,wherein the tobacco fibers, the second tobacco material in comminuted form, or both, comprise bleached tobacco.
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Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided herein. The smokeless tobacco product can be prepared by impregnating a tobacco-containing nonwoven fabric with a second tobacco material, e.g., using at least one alternating electric field. The obtained impregnated tobacco-containing fabric is subsequently bonded to form a composite, which can be further modified in order to obtain desired properties such as moisture content and flavor profile.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for making a smokeless tobacco composite comprising:
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depositing a tobacco-containing fabric onto a conveyer, wherein the tobacco-containing fabric comprises a network of tobacco fibers entangled with non-tobacco fibers; impregnating a second tobacco material in comminuted form into the tobacco-containing fabric such that the second tobacco material is present in an amount of about 5% to about 90% of the total weight of the tobacco-containing fabric to form an impregnated tobacco-containing fabric; and heating the impregnated tobacco-containing fabric to bind the impregnated tobacco-containing fabric and form a smokeless tobacco composite, wherein the tobacco fibers, the second tobacco material in comminuted form, or both, comprise bleached tobacco. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A smokeless tobacco composite comprising a tobacco-containing fabric, wherein:
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the tobacco-containing fabric comprises a network of tobacco fibers entangled with non-tobacco fibers; the tobacco-containing fabric is impregnated with a second tobacco material in comminuted form; the second tobacco material has a particle size with an average diameter smaller than the average diameter of pores present in the tobacco-containing fabric; and the tobacco fibers, the second tobacco material in comminuted form, or both, comprise bleached tobacco. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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