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Process for steam explosion of tobacco stem

  • US 5,873,372 A
  • Filed: 05/12/1997
  • Issued: 02/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process of exploding tobacco stems to improve smoke quality, comprising the steps of:

  • depositing said tobacco stems in a sealed container;

    treating said tobacco stems with saturated steam at superheated temperatures and high pressures for a time period sufficient for the steam to penetrate the cells of said tobacco stems;

    decompressing in less than 20 seconds said sealed container to cause said cells of said tobacco stems to explode; and

    ,removing said exploded tobacco stems from said sealed container.

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