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.
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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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33 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A smokeless tobacco composite comprising:
a tobacco-containing fabric, wherein the fabric comprises a network of tobacco fibers entangled with non-tobacco fibers, wherein the tobacco-containing fabric is impregnated with a second tobacco material in comminuted form, and wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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