POLYMERIC MATERIALS DERIVED FROM TOBACCO
First Claim
1. A polymer prepared from a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species.
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Abstract
The invention provides a polymer prepared from a substituted 1,3-butadiene (such as neophytadiene) derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species. The invention also provides smoking articles and smokeless tobacco compositions that include the polymers described herein. Further, the invention provides a method of polymerizing a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species, the method including reacting a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species with one or more reagents selected from the group consisting of an anionic initiator, a radical initiator, and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
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- 1. A polymer prepared from a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species.
- 9. A tobacco product comprising a polymer prepared from a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species.
- 16. A method of polymerizing a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species, comprising reacting a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species with one or more reagents selected from the group consisting of an anionic initiator, a radical initiator, and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
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