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Abstract
aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod (11). The elements include an aerosol-forming substrate (20) and an aerosol-cooling element (40) located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate (20). The aerosol-cooling element (40) comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction. The aerosol-cooling element may have a total surface area of between 300 mm2 per mm length and 1000 mm2 per mm length. An aerosol passing through the aerosol-cooling element (40) is cooled, and in some embodiments, water is condensed within the aerosol-cooling element (40). a plurality of longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction. The aerosol-cooling element may have a total surface area of between 300 mm2 per mm length and 1000 mm2 per mm length. An aerosol passing through the aerosol-cooling element (40) is cooled, and in some embodiments, water is condensed within the aerosol-cooling element (40).
Description
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING AN AEROSOL-COOLING ELEMENT
The present specification relates to an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-
forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element for cooling an aerosol formed from the
substrate.
Aerosol-generating articles in which an aerosol-forming substrate, such as a tobacco
containing substrate, is heated rather than combusted are known in the art. Examples of
systems using aerosol-generating articles include systems that heat a tobacco containing
substrate above 200 degrees Celsius to produce a nicotine containing aerosol. Such systems
may use a chemical or gas heater, such as the system sold under the commercial name Ploom.
The aim of such systems using heated aerosol-generating articles is to reduce known
harmful smoke constituents produced by the combustion and pyrolytic degradation of tobacco in
conventional cigarettes. Typically in such heated aerosol-generating articles, an inhalable
aerosol is generated by the transfer of heat from a heat source to a physically separate aerosol-
forming substrate or material, which may be located within, around or downstream of the heat
source. During consumption of the aerosol-generating article, volatile compounds are released
from the aerosol-forming substrate by heat transfer from the heat source and entrained in air
drawn through the aerosol-generating article. As the released compounds cool, they condense
to form an aerosol that is inhaled by the consumer.
Conventional cigarettes combust tobacco and generate temperatures that release
volatile compounds. Temperatures in the burning tobacco can reach above 800 degrees
Celsius and such high temperatures drive off much of the water contained in the smoke evolved
from the tobacco. Mainstream smoke produced by conventional cigarettes tends to be
perceived by a smoker as having a low temperature because it is relatively dry. An aerosol
generated by the heating of an aerosol-forming substrate without burning may have higher
water content due to the lower temperatures to which the substrate is heated. Despite the lower
temperature of aerosol formation, the aerosol stream generated by such systems may have a
higher perceived temperature than conventional cigarette smoke.
EP0532329 discloses cigarettes including a filter element which have a gathered web of
paper incorporating a carbon material, The filter segment has a plurality of longitudinally
extending channels of a cross-sectional area such that particulate phase components of
mainstream smoke passing through the filter segment are not filtered by or do not interact to a
significant degree with the carbon material, whilst significant amounts of gas phase components
of the mainstream smoke can be removed by the carbon material.
US3122145 discloses use of a bulrush stem segment as a filter in a cigarette. It is
disclosed that the section of bulrush stem may, when impregnated with water or when
impregnated with water and frozen, act to cool mainstream smoke passing through the filter.
The specification relates to an aerosol-generating article and a method of using an
aerosol-generating article.
In one embodiment an aerosol-generating article comprising a plurality of elements
assembled in the form of a rod is provided. The plurality of elements include an aerosol-forming
substrate and an aerosol-cooling element located downstream from the aerosol-forming
substrate within the rod. The aerosol-cooling element comprises a plurality of longitudinally
extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction.
The aerosol-cooling element may alternatively be referred to as a heat exchanger based on its
functionality, as described further herein.
In one aspect, there is provided a heated aerosol-generating article comprising a
plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the plurality of elements including an
aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol-cooling element located downstream from the aerosol-
forming substrate within the rod, and a filter located downstream from the aerosol-cooling
element within the rod, in which the aerosol-cooling element is formed from a crimped and
gathered polymeric sheet such that the aerosol-cooling element comprises a plurality of
longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the
longitudinal direction, the longitudinal porosity being derived from a ratio of the cross-sectional
area of material forming the aerosol-cooling element and an internal cross-sectional area of the
aerosol-generating article at the portion containing the aerosol-cooling element.
The term ‘comprising’ as used in this specification and claims means ‘consisting at least
in part of’. When interpreting statements in this specification and claims which include the term
‘comprising’, other features besides the features prefaced by this term in each statement can
also be present. Related terms such as ‘comprise’ and ‘comprised’ are to be interpreted in a
similar manner.
As used herein, the term aerosol-generating article is used to denote an article
comprising an aerosol-forming substrate that is capable of releasing volatile compounds that
can form an aerosol. An aerosol-generating article may be a non-combustible aerosol-
generating article, which is an article that releases volatile compounds without the combustion
of the aerosol-forming substrate. An aerosol-generating article may be a heated aerosol-
generating article, which is an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-forming
substrate that is intended to be heated rather than combusted in order to release volatile
compounds that can form an aerosol. A heated aerosol-generating article may comprise an on-
board heating means forming part of the aerosol-generating article, or may be configured to
interact with an external heater forming part of a separate aerosol-generating device
An aerosol-generating article may be a smoking article that generates an aerosol that is
directly inhalable into a user’s lungs through the user's mouth. An aerosol-generating article
may resemble a conventional smoking article, such as a cigarette and may comprise tobacco.
An aerosol-generating article may be disposable. An aerosol-generating article may alternatively
be partially-reusable and comprise a replenishable or replaceable aerosol-forming substrate.
As used herein, the term ‘aerosol-forming substrate’ relates to a substrate capable of
releasing volatile compounds that can form an aerosol. Such volatile compounds may be
released by heating the aerosol-forming substrate. An aerosol-forming substrate may be
adsorbed, coated, impregnated or otherwise loaded onto a carrier or support. An aerosol-
forming substrate may conveniently be part of an aerosol-generating article or smoking article.
An aerosol-forming substrate may comprise nicotine. An aerosol-forming substrate may
comprise tobacco, for example may comprise a tobacco-containing material containing volatile
tobacco flavour compounds, which are released from the aerosol-forming substrate upon
heating. In preferred embodiments an aerosol-forming substrate may comprise homogenised
tobacco material, for example cast leaf tobacco.
As used herein, an ‘aerosol-generating device’ relates to a device that interacts with an
aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-forming substrate forms part of
an aerosol-generating article, for example part of a smoking article. An aerosol-generating
device may comprise one or more components used to supply energy from a power supply to
an aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol.
An aerosol-generating device may be described as a heated aerosol-generating device,
which is an aerosol-generating device comprising a heater. The heater is preferably used to
heat an aerosol-forming substrate of an aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol.
An aerosol-generating device may be an electrically heated aerosol-generating device,
which is an aerosol-generating device comprising a heater that is operated by electrical power
to heat an aerosol-forming substrate of an aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol. An
aerosol-generating device may be a gas-heated aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-
generating device may be a smoking device that interacts with an aerosol-forming substrate of
an aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol that is directly inhalable into a user’s lungs
thorough the user's mouth.
As used herein, ‘aerosol-cooling element’ refers to a component of an aerosol-
generating article located downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate such that, in use, an
aerosol formed by volatile compounds released from the aerosol-forming substrate passes
through and is cooled by the aerosol cooling element before being inhaled by a user.
Preferably, the aerosol-cooling element is positioned between the aerosol-forming substrate and
the mouthpiece. An aerosol cooling element has a large surface area, but causes a low
pressure drop. Filters and other mouthpieces that produce a high pressure drop, for example
filters formed from bundles of fibres, are not considered to be aerosol-cooling elements.
Chambers and cavities within an aerosol-generating article are not considered to be aerosol
cooling elements.
As used herein, the term ‘rod’ is used to denote a generally cylindrical element of
substantially circular, oval or elliptical cross-section.
The plurality of longitudinally extending channels may be defined by a sheet material
that has been crimped, pleated, gathered or folded to form the channels. The plurality of
longitudinally extending channels may be defined by a single sheet that has been pleated,
gathered or folded to form multiple channels. The sheet may also have been crimped.
Alternatively, the plurality of longitudinally extending channels may be defined by multiple
sheets that have been crimped, pleated, gathered or folded to form multiple channels.
As used herein, the term ‘sheet’ denotes a laminar element having a width and length
substantially greater than the thickness thereof.
As used herein, the term ‘longitudinal direction’ refers to a direction extending along, or
parallel to, the cylindrical axis of a rod.
As used herein, the term ‘crimped’ denotes a sheet having a plurality of substantially
parallel ridges or corrugations. Preferably, when the aerosol-generating article has been
assembled, the substantially parallel ridges or corrugations extend in a longitudinal direction
with respect to the rod.
As used herein, the terms ‘gathered’, ‘pleated’, or ‘folded’ denote that a sheet of material
is convoluted, folded, or otherwise compressed or constricted substantially transversely to the
cylindrical axis of the rod. A sheet may be crimped prior to being gathered, pleated or folded. A
sheet may be gathered, pleated or folded without prior crimping.
The aerosol-cooling element may have a total surface area of between 300 mm per mm
length and 1000 mm per mm length. The aerosol-cooling element may be alternatively termed
a heat exchanger.
The aerosol-cooling element preferably offers a low resistance to the passage of air
through the rod. Preferably, the aerosol-cooling element does not substantially affect the
resistance to draw of the aerosol-generating article. Resistance to draw (RTD) is the pressure
required to force air through the full length of the object under test at the rate of 17.5 ml/sec at
22 C and 101kPa (760 Torr). RTD is typically expressed in units of mmH O and is measured in
accordance with ISO 6565:2011. Thus, it is preferred that there is a low-pressure drop from an
upstream end of the aerosol-cooling element to a downstream end of the aerosol-cooling
element. To achieve this, it is preferred that the porosity in a longitudinal direction is greater
than 50% and that the airflow path through the aerosol-cooling element is relatively uninhibited.
The longitudinal porosity of the aerosol-cooling element may be defined by a ratio of the cross-
sectional area of material forming the aerosol-cooling element and an internal cross-sectional
area of the aerosol-generating article at the portion containing the aerosol-cooling element.
The terms “upstream” and “downstream” may be used to describe relative positions of
elements or components of the aerosol-generating article. For simplicity, the terms “upstream”
and “downstream” as used herein refer to a relative position along the rod of the aerosol-
generating article with reference to the direction in which the aerosol is drawn through the rod.
It is preferred that airflow through the aerosol-cooling element does not deviate to a
substantive extent between adjacent channels. In other words, it is preferred that the airflow
through the aerosol-cooling element is in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal channel,
without substantive radial deviation. In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element is
formed from a material that has a low porosity, or substantially no-porosity other than the
longitudinally extending channels. That is, the material used to define or form the longitudinally
extending channels, for example a crimped and gathered sheet, has low porosity or
substantially no porosity.
In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element may comprise a sheet material
selected from the group comprising a metallic foil, a polymeric sheet, and a substantially non-
porous paper or cardboard. In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element may comprise
a sheet material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP),
polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose
acetate (CA), and aluminium foil.
After consumption, aerosol-generating articles are typically disposed of. It may be
advantageous for the elements forming the aerosol-generating article to be biodegradable.
Thus, it may be advantageous for the aerosol-cooling element to be formed from a
biodegradable material, for example a non-porous paper or a biodegradable polymer such as
polylactic acid or a grade of Mater-Bi (a commercially available family of starch based
copolyesters). In some embodiments, the entire aerosol-generating article is biodegradable or
compostable.
It is desirable that the aerosol-cooling element has a high total surface area. Thus, in
preferred embodiments the aerosol-cooling element is formed by a sheet of a thin material that
has been crimped and then pleated, gathered, or folded to form the channels. The more folds
or pleats within a given volume of the element then the higher the total surface area of the
aerosol-cooling element. In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element may be formed
from a material having a thickness of between about 5 micrometres and about 500 micrometres,
for example between about 10 micrometres and about 250 micrometers. In some
embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element has a total surface area of between about 300
square millimetres per millimetre of length (mm /mm) and about 1000 square millimetres per
millimetre of length (mm /mm). In other words, for every millimetre of length in the longitudinal
direction the aerosol-cooling element has between about 300 square millimetres and about
1000 square millimetres of surface area. Preferably, the total surface area is about 500
mm /mm per mm.
The aerosol-cooling element may be formed from a material that has a specific surface
area of between about 10 square millimetres per milligram (mm /mg) and about 100 square
millimetres per milligram (mm /mg). In some embodiments, the specific surface area may be
about 35 mm /mg.
Specific surface area can be determined by taking a material having a known width and
thickness. For example, the material may be a PLA material having an average thickness of
50 micrometers with a variation of ± 2 micrometers. Where the material also has a known
width, for example, between about 200 millimetres and about 250 millimetres, the specific
surface area and density can be calculated.
When an aerosol that contains a proportion of water vapour is drawn through the
aerosol-cooling element, some of the water vapour may condense on surfaces of the
longitudinally extending channels defined through the aerosol-cooling element. If water
condenses, it is preferred that droplets of the condensed water are maintained in droplet form
on a surface of the aerosol-cooling element rather than being absorbed into the material forming
the aerosol-cooling element. Thus, it is preferred that the material forming the aerosol-cooling
element is substantially non-porous or substantially non-absorbent to water.
The aerosol-cooling element may act to cool the temperature of a stream of aerosol
drawn through the element by means of thermal transfer. Components of the aerosol will
interact with the aerosol-cooling element and loose thermal energy.
The aerosol-cooling element may act to cool the temperature of a stream of aerosol
drawn through the element by undergoing a phase transformation that consumes heat energy
from the aerosol stream. For example, the material forming the aerosol-cooling element may
undergo a phase transformation such as melting or a glass transition that requires the
absorption of heat energy. If the element is selected such that it undergoes such an
endothermic reaction at the temperature at which the aerosol enters the aerosol-cooling
element, then the reaction will consume heat energy from the aerosol stream.
The aerosol-cooling element may act to lower the perceived temperature of a stream of
aerosol drawn through the element by causing condensation of components such as water
vapour from the aerosol stream. Due to condensation, the aerosol stream may be drier after
passing through the aerosol-cooling element. In some embodiments, the water vapour content
of an aerosol stream drawn through the aerosol-cooling element may be lowered by between
about 20% and about 90%. The user may perceive the temperature of this aerosol to be lower
than a moister aerosol of the same actual temperature. Thus, the feeling of the aerosol in a
user’s mouth may be closer to the feeling provided by the smoke stream of a conventional
cigarette.
In some embodiments, the temperature of an aerosol stream may be lowered by more
than 10 degrees Celsius as it is drawn through an aerosol-cooling element. In some
embodiments, the temperature of an aerosol stream may be lowered by more than 15 degrees
Celsius or more than 20 degrees Celsius as it is drawn through an aerosol-cooling element.
In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element removes a proportion of the water
vapour content of an aerosol drawn through the element. In some embodiments, a proportion
of other volatile substances may be removed from the aerosol stream as the aerosol is drawn
through the aerosol-cooling element. For example, in some embodiments a proportion of
phenolic compounds may be removed from the aerosol stream as the aerosol is drawn through
the aerosol-cooling element.
Phenolic compounds may be removed by interaction with the material forming the
aerosol-cooling element. For example, the phenolic compounds (for example phenols and
cresols) may be adsorbed by the material that the aerosol-cooling element is formed from.
Phenolic compounds may be removed by interaction with water droplets condensed
within the aerosol-cooling element.
Preferably, more than 50 % of mainstream phenol yields are removed. In some
embodiments, more than 60 % of mainstream phenol yields are removed. In some
embodiments, more than 75%, or more than 80% or more than 90% of mainstream phenol
yields are removed.
As noted above, the aerosol-cooling element may be formed from a sheet of suitable
material that has been crimped, pleated, gathered or folded into an element that defines a
plurality of longitudinally extending channels. A cross-sectional profile of such an aerosol-
cooling element may show the channels as being randomly oriented. The aerosol-cooling
element may be formed by other means. For example, the aerosol-cooling element may be
formed from a bundle of longitudinally extending tubes. The aerosol-cooling element may be
formed by extrusion, molding, lamination, injection, or shredding of a suitable material.
The aerosol-cooling element may comprise an outer tube or wrapper that contains or
locates the longitudinally extending channels. For example, a pleated, gathered, or folded
sheet material may be wrapped in a wrapper material, for example a plug wrapper, to form the
aerosol-cooling element. In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element comprises a
sheet of crimped material that is gathered into a rod-shape and bound by a wrapper, for
example a wrapper of filter paper.
In some embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element is formed in the shape of a rod
having a length of between about 7 millimetres (mm) and about 28 millimetres (mm). For
example, an aerosol-cooling element may have a length of about 18 mm. In some
embodiments, the aerosol-cooling element may have a substantially circular cross-section and
a diameter of about 5 mm to about 10 mm. For example, an aerosol-cooling element may have
a diameter of about 7 mm.
The aerosol-forming substrate may be a solid aerosol-forming substrate. Alternatively,
the aerosol-forming substrate may comprise both solid and liquid components. The aerosol-
forming substrate may comprise a tobacco-containing material containing volatile tobacco
flavour compounds, which are released from the substrate upon heating. Alternatively, the
aerosol-forming substrate may comprise a non-tobacco material. The aerosol-forming substrate
may further comprise an aerosol former. Examples of suitable aerosol formers are glycerine
and propylene glycol.
If the aerosol-forming substrate is a solid aerosol-forming substrate, the solid aerosol-
forming substrate may comprise, for example, one or more of: powder, granules, pellets,
shreds, spaghettis, strips or sheets containing one or more of: herb leaf, tobacco leaf, fragments
of tobacco ribs, reconstituted tobacco, homogenised tobacco, extruded tobacco and expanded
tobacco. The solid aerosol-forming substrate may be in loose form, or may be provided in a
suitable container or cartridge. For example, the aerosol-forming material of the solid aerosol-
forming substrate may be contained within a paper or other wrapper and have the form of a
plug. Where an aerosol-forming substrate is in the form of a plug, the entire plug including any
wrapper is considered to be the aerosol-forming substrate.
Optionally, the solid aerosol-forming substrate may contain additional tobacco or non-
tobacco volatile flavour compounds, to be released upon heating of the solid aerosol-forming
substrate. The solid aerosol-forming substrate may also contain capsules that, for example,
include the additional tobacco or non-tobacco volatile flavour compounds and such capsules
may melt during heating of the solid aerosol-forming substrate.
Optionally, the solid aerosol-forming substrate may be provided on or embedded in a
thermally stable carrier. The carrier may take the form of powder, granules, pellets, shreds,
spaghettis, strips or sheets. The solid aerosol-forming substrate may be deposited on the
surface of the carrier in the form of, for example, a sheet, foam, gel or slurry. The solid aerosol-
forming substrate may be deposited on the entire surface of the carrier, or alternatively, may be
deposited in a pattern in order to provide a non-uniform flavour delivery during use.
The elements of the aerosol-generating article are preferably assembled by means of a
suitable wrapper, for example a cigarette paper. A cigarette paper may be any suitable material
for wrapping components of an aerosol-generating article in the form of a rod. The cigarette
paper needs to grip the component elements of the aerosol-generating article when the article is
assembled and hold them in position within the rod. Suitable materials are well known in the
art.
It may be particularly advantageous for an aerosol-cooling element to be a component
part of a heated aerosol-generating article having an aerosol-forming substrate formed from or
comprising a homogenised tobacco material having an aerosol former content of greater than
% on a dry weight basis and water. For example the homogenised tobacco material may have
an aerosol former content of between 5% and 30% by weight on a dry weight basis. An aerosol
generated from such aerosol-forming substrates may be perceived by a user to have a
particularly high temperature and the use of a high surface area, low RTD aerosol-cooling
element may reduce the perceived temperature of the aerosol to an acceptable level for the
user.
The aerosol-generating article may be substantially cylindrical in shape. The aerosol-
generating article may be substantially elongate. The aerosol-generating article may have a
length and a circumference substantially perpendicular to the length. The aerosol-forming
substrate may be substantially cylindrical in shape. The aerosol-forming substrate may be
substantially elongate. The aerosol-forming substrate may also have a length and a
circumference substantially perpendicular to the length. The aerosol-forming substrate may be
received in the aerosol-generating device such that the length of the aerosol-forming substrate
is substantially parallel to the airflow direction in the aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-
cooling element may be substantially elongate.
The aerosol-generating article may have a total length between approximately 30 mm
and approximately 100 mm. The aerosol-generating article may have an external diameter
between approximately 5 mm and approximately 12 mm.
The aerosol-generating article may comprise a filter or mouthpiece. The filter may be
located at the downstream end of the aerosol-generating article. The filter may be a cellulose
acetate filter plug. The filter is approximately 7 mm in length in one embodiment, but may have
a length of between approximately 5 mm and approximately 10 mm. The aerosol-generating
article may comprise a spacer element located downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate.
In one embodiment, the aerosol-generating article has a total length of approximately 45
mm. The aerosol-generating article may have an external diameter of approximately 7.2 mm.
Further, the aerosol-forming substrate may have a length of approximately 10 mm.
Alternatively, the aerosol-forming substrate may have a length of approximately 12 mm.
Further, the diameter of the aerosol-forming substrate may be between approximately 5 mm
and approximately 12 mm.
In one embodiment, a method of assembling an aerosol-generating article comprising a
plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod is provided. The plurality of elements
include an aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element located downstream of the
aerosol-forming substrate within the rod.
In some embodiments, the cresol content of the aerosol is reduced as it is drawn
through the aerosol-cooling element.
In some embodiments, the phenol content of the aerosol is reduced as it is drawn
through the aerosol-cooling element.
In some embodiments, the water content of the aerosol is reduced as it is drawn through
the aerosol-cooling element.
In one embodiment, a method of using a aerosol-generating article comprising a plurality
of elements assembled in the form of a rod is provided. The plurality of elements include an
aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element located downstream of the aerosol-
forming substrate within the rod. The method comprises the steps of heating the aerosol-
forming substrate to evolve an aerosol and inhaling the aerosol. The aerosol is inhaled through
the aerosol-cooling element and is reduced in temperature prior to being inhaled.
Features described in relation to one embodiment may also be applicable to other
embodiments.
A specific embodiment will now be described with reference to the figures, in which;
Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a first embodiment of an aerosol-
generating article;
Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a second embodiment of an aerosol-
generating article;
Figure 3 is a graph illustrating puff per puff mainstream smoke temperature for two
different aerosol-generating articles;
Figure 4 is a graph comparing intra puff temperature profiles for two different aerosol-
generating articles;
Figure 5 is a graph illustrating puff per puff mainstream smoke temperature for two
different aerosol-generating articles;
Figure 6 is a graph illustrating puff per puff mainstream nicotine levels for two different
aerosol-generating articles;
Figure 7 is a graph illustrating puff per puff mainstream glycerine levels for two different
aerosol-generating articles;
Figure 8 is a graph illustrating puff per puff mainstream nicotine levels for two different
aerosol-generating articles;
Figure 9 is a graph illustrating puff per puff mainstream glycerine levels for two different
aerosol-generating articles;
Figure 10 is a graph comparing mainstream nicotine levels between an aerosol-
generating article and a reference cigarette;
Figures 11A, 11B and 11C illustrate dimensions of a crimped sheet material and a rod
that may be used to calculate the longitudinal porosity of the aerosol-cooling element.
Figure 1 illustrates an aerosol-generating article 10 according to an embodiment. The
aerosol-generating article 10 comprises four elements, an aerosol-forming substrate 20, a
hollow cellulose acetate tube 30, an aerosol-cooling element 40, and a mouthpiece filter 50.
These four elements are arranged sequentially and in coaxial alignment and are assembled by
a cigarette paper 60 to form a rod 11. The rod 11 has a mouth-end 12, which a user inserts into
his or her mouth during use, and a distal end 13 located at the opposite end of the rod 11 to the
mouth end 12. Elements located between the mouth-end 12 and the distal end 13 can be
described as being upstream of the mouth-end 12 or, alternatively, downstream of the distal end
When assembled, the rod 11 is about 45 millimetres in length and has an outer diameter
of about 7.2 millimetres and an inner diameter of about 6.9 millimetres.
The aerosol-forming substrate 20 is located upstream of the hollow tube 30 and extends
to the distal end 13 of the rod 11. In one embodiment, the aerosol-forming substrate 20
comprises a bundle of crimped cast-leaf tobacco wrapped in a filter paper (not shown) to form a
plug. The cast-leaf tobacco includes additives, including glycerine as an aerosol-forming
additive.
The hollow acetate tube 30 is located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming
substrate 20 and is formed from cellulose acetate. One function of the tube 30 is to locate the
aerosol-forming substrate 20 towards the distal end 13 of the rod 11 so that it can be contacted
with a heating element. The tube 30 acts to prevent the aerosol-forming substrate 20 from
being forced along the rod 11 towards the aerosol-cooling element 40 when a heating element
is inserted into the aerosol-forming substrate 20. The tube 30 also acts as a spacer element to
space the aerosol-cooling element 40 from the aerosol-forming substrate 20.
The aerosol-cooling element 40 has a length of about 18 mm, an outer diameter of
about 7.12 mm, and an inner diameter of about 6.9 mm. In one embodiment, the aerosol-
cooling element 40 is formed from a sheet of polylactic acid having a thickness of 50 mm ± 2
mm. The sheet of polylactic acid has been crimped and gathered to define a plurality of
channels that extend along the length of the aerosol-cooling element 40. The total surface area
of the aerosol-cooling element is between 8000 mm and 9000 mm , which is equivalent to
approximately 500 mm per mm length of the aerosol-cooling element 40. The specific surface
area of the aerosol-cooling element 40 is approximately 2.5 mm /mg and it has a porosity of
between 60% and 90% in the longitudinal direction. The polylactic acid is kept at a temperature
of 160 degrees Celsius or less during use.
Porosity is defined herein as a measure of unfilled space in a rod including an aerosol-
cooling element consistent with the one discussed herein. For example, if a diameter of the rod
11 was 50% unfilled by the element 40, the porosity would be 50%. Likewise, a rod would have
a porosity of 100% if the inner diameter was completely unfilled and a porosity of 0% if
completely filled. The porosity may be calculated using known methods.
An exemplary illustration of how porosity is calculated is provided here and illustrated in
Figures 11A, 11B, and 11C. When the aerosol-cooling element 40 is formed from a sheet of
material 1110 having a thickness (t) and a width (w) the cross-sectional area presented by an
edge 1100 of the sheet material 1110 is given by the width multiplied by the thickness. In a
specific embodiment of a sheet material having a thickness of 50 micrometers (± 2 micrometers)
-5 2
and width of 230 millimetres, the cross-sectional area is approximately 1.15 x 10 m (this may
be denoted the first area). An exemplary crimped material is illustrated in Figure 11 with the
thickness and width labelled. An exemplary rod 1200 is also illustrated having a diameter (d).
The inner area 1210 of the rod is given by the formula (d/2) π. Assuming an inner diameter of
the rod that will eventually enclose the material is 6.9 mm, the area of unfilled space may be
-5 2
calculated as approximately 3.74 x 10 m (this may be denoted the second area).
The crimped or uncrimped material comprising the aerosol-cooling element 40 is then
gathered or folded and confined within the inner diameter of the rod (figure 11B). The ratio of
the first and second area based on the above examples is approximately 0.308. This ratio is
multiplied by 100 and the quotient is subtracted from 100% to arrive at the porosity, which is
approximately 69% for the specific figures given here. Clearly, the thickness and width of a
sheet material may be varied. Likewise, the inner diameter of a rod may be varied.
It will now be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art that with a known thickness and
width of a material, in addition to the inner diameter of the rod, the porosity can be calculated in
the above manner. Accordingly, where a sheet of material has a known thickness and length,
and is crimped and gathered along the length, the space filled by the material can be
determined. The unfilled space may be calculated, for example, by taking the inner diameter of
the rod. The porosity or unfilled space within the rod can then be calculated as a percentage of
the total area of space within the rod from these calculations.
The crimped and gathered sheet of polylactic acid is wrapped within a filter paper 41 to
form the aerosol-cooling element 40.
The mouthpiece filter 50 is a conventional mouthpiece filter formed from cellulose
acetate, and having a length of about 45 millimetres.
The four elements identified above are assembled by being tightly wrapped within a
paper 60. The paper 60 in this specific embodiment is a conventional cigarette paper having
standard properties. The interference between the paper 60 and each of the elements locates
the elements and defines the rod 11 of the aerosol-generating article 10.
Although the specific embodiment described above and illustrated in Figure 1 has four
elements assembled in a cigarette paper, it is clear than an aerosol-generating article may have
additional elements or fewer elements.
An aerosol-generating article as illustrated in Figure 1 is designed to engage with an
aerosol-generating device (not shown) in order to be consumed. Such an aerosol-generating
device includes means for heating the aerosol-forming substrate 20 to a sufficient temperature
to form an aerosol. Typically, the aerosol-generating device may comprise a heating element
that surrounds the aerosol-generating article adjacent to the aerosol-forming substrate 20, or a
heating element that is inserted into the aerosol-forming substrate 20.
Once engaged with an aerosol-generating device, a user draws on the mouth-end 12 of
the aerosol-generating article 10 and the aerosol-forming substrate 20 is heated to a
temperature of about 375 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, volatile compounds are
evolved from the aerosol-forming substrate 20. These compounds condense to form an
aerosol, which is drawn through the rod 11 towards the user’s mouth.
The aerosol is drawn through the aerosol-cooling element 40. As the aerosol passes
thorough the aerosol-cooling element 40, the temperature of the aerosol is reduced due to
transfer of thermal energy to the aerosol-cooling element 40. Furthermore, water droplets
condense out of the aerosol and adsorb to internal surfaces of the longitudinally extending
channels defined through the aerosol-cooling element 40.
When the aerosol enters the aerosol-cooling element 40, its temperature is about
60 degrees Celsius. Due to cooling within the aerosol-cooling element 40, the temperature of
the aerosol as it exits the aerosol cooling element 40 is about 40 degrees Celsius.
Furthermore, the water content of the aerosol is reduced. Depending on the type of material
forming the aerosol-cooling element 40, the water content of the aerosol may be reduced from
anywhere between 0 and 90 %. For example, when element 40 is comprised of polylatic acid,
the water content is not considerably reduced, i.e., the reduction will be approximately 0%. In
contrast, when the starch based material, such as Mater-Bi, is used to form element 40, the
reduction may be approximately 40 %. It will now be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art
that through selection of the material comprising element 40, the water content in the aerosol
may be chosen.
Aerosol formed by heating a tobacco-based substrate will typically comprise phenolic
compounds. Using an aerosol-cooling element consistent with the embodiments discussed
herein may reduce levels of phenol and cresols by 90% to 95%.
Figure 2 illustrates a second embodiment of an aerosol-generating article. While the
article of figure 1 is intended to be consumed in conjunction with an aerosol-generating device,
the article of figure 2 comprises a combustible heat source 80 that may be ignited and transfer
heat to the aerosol-forming substrate 20 to form an inhalable aerosol. The combustible heat
source 80 is a charcoal element that is assembled in proximity to the aerosol-forming substrate
at a distal end 13 of the rod 11. The article 10 of figure 2 is configured to allow air to flow into
the rod 11 and circulate through the aerosol-forming substrate 20 before being inhaled by a
user. Elements that are essentially the same as elements in figure 1 have been given the same
numbering.
The exemplary embodiments described above is not limiting. In view of the above-
discussed exemplary embodiments, other embodiments consistent with the above exemplary
embodiments will now be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.
The following examples record experimental results obtained during tests carried out on
specific embodiments of an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-cooling element.
Conditions for smoking and smoking machine specifications are set out in ISO Standard 3308
(ISO 3308:2000). The atmosphere for conditioning and testing is set out in ISO Standard 3402.
Phenols were trapped using Cambridge filter pads. Quantitative measurement of phenolics,
catechol, hydroquinone, phenol, o-, m- and p-cresol, was done by LC-fluorescence.
EXAMPLE 1 This experiment was performed to assess the effect of incorporation of a
crimped and gathered polylactic acid (PLA) aerosol-cooling element in an aerosol-generating
article for use with an electrically heated aerosol-generating device. The experiment
investigated the effect of the aerosol-cooling element on the puff per puff mainstream aerosol
temperature. A comparative study with a reference aerosol-generating article without an
aerosol-cooling element is provided.
Materials and methods. Aerosol-generating runs were performed under a Health
Canada smoking regime: 15 puffs were taken, each of 55 mL in volume and 2 seconds puff
duration, and having a 30 seconds puff interval. 5 blank puffs were taken before and after a run.
Preheating time was 30 s. During the experiment, the laboratory conditions were
(60±4)% relative humidity (RH) and a temperature of (22±1)°C.
Article A is an aerosol-generating article having a PLA aerosol-cooling element. Article B
is a reference aerosol-generating article without an aerosol-cooling element.
The aerosol-cooling element is made of 30 μm thick sheet of EarthFirst PLA Blown
Clear Packaging Film made from renewable plant resources and traded under the trade name
Ingeo™ (Sidaplax, Belgium). For mainstream aerosol temperature measurement, 5 replicates
per sample were measured.
Results. The average mainstream aerosol temperature per puff taken from Article A and
Article B are shown in Figure 3. The intra-puff mainstream temperature profile of puff number 1
of Article A and Article B are shown in Figure 4.
EXAMPLE 2 This experiment was performed to assess the effect of incorporation of a
crimped and gathered starch based copolymer aerosol-cooling element in an aerosol-
generating article for use with an electrically heated aerosol-generating device. The experiment
investigated the effect of the aerosol-cooling element on the puff per puff mainstream aerosol
temperature. A comparative study with a reference aerosol-generating article without an
aerosol-cooling element is provided.
Materials and methods. Aerosol-generating runs were performed under a Health
Canada smoking regime: 15 puffs were taken, each of 55 mL in volume and 2 seconds puff
duration, and having a 30 seconds puff interval. 5 blank puffs were taken before and after a run.
Preheating time was 30 s. During the experiment, the laboratory conditions were
(60±4)% relative humidity (RH) and a temperature of (22±1)°C.
Article C is an aerosol-generating article having a starch based copolymer aerosol-
cooling element. Article D is a reference aerosol-generating article without an aerosol-cooling
element.
The aerosol-cooling element is 25mm in length and made of a starch based copolyester
compound. For mainstream aerosol temperature measurement, 5 replicates per sample were
measured.
Results. The average mainstream aerosol temperature per puff and its standard
deviation for both systems (i.e. Articles C and D) are shown in Figure 5.
The puff per puff mainstream aerosol temperature for the reference system Article D
decreases in a quasi linear manner. The highest temperature was reached during puffs 1 and 2
(about 57-58°C) while the lowest were measured at the end of the smoking run during puffs 14
and 15, and are below 45°C. The use of a starch based copolyester compound crimped and
gathered aerosol-cooling element significantly reduces the mainstream aerosol temperature.
The average aerosol temperature reduction shown in this specific example is about 18°C, with a
maximum reduction of 23°C during puff number 1 and a minimum reduction of 14°C during puff
number 3.
EXAMPLE 3 In this example, the effect of a polylactic acid aerosol-cooling element on
puff per puff mainstream aerosol nicotine and glycerine levels was investigated.
Materials and methods. Puff per puff nicotine and glycerine deliveries were measured
by gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC/MS-TOF). Runs were performed
as described in example 1. Articles A and B are articles as described in Example 1.
Results. Nicotine and glycerine puff per puff release profiles of Article A and Article B
are shown in Figures 6 and 7.
EXAMPLE 4- In this example, the effect of a starch based copolyester aerosol-cooling
element on the puff per puff mainstream aerosol nicotine and glycerine levels was investigated.
Materials and methods. Puff per puff nicotine and glycerine deliveries are measured by
GC/MS-TOF. Runs were performed as described in example 2. Articles C and D are articles as
described in Example 1. Articles A and B are articles as described in Example 1.
Puff per puff nicotine and glycerine deliveries are shown in Figures 8 and 9. The total
nicotine yields with a starch based copolyester compound crimped filter was 0.83 mg/cigarette
( σ = 0.11mg) and 1.04 mg/cigarette ( σ = 0.16mg). The reduction in nicotine yields is clearly
visible in Figure 8 and occurs mainly between puffs 3 and 8. The use of a starch based
copolyester compound aerosol-cooling element reduced the variability in puff per puff nicotine
yields (cv = 38% with crimped filter, cv = 52% without filter). Maximum nicotine yield per single
puff is 80 μg with the aerosol-cooling element and up to 120 μg without.
EXAMPLE 5- In this example, the effect of a polylactic acid aerosol-cooling element on
the total mainstream aerosol phenol yield was investigated. In addition, the effect of a polylactic
acid aerosol-cooling element on mainstream aerosol phenol yields in comparison with
international reference cigarette 3R4F, on nicotine base is provided.
Materials and methods. Analysis of phenols was performed. The number of replicates
per prototype was 4. Laboratory conditions and testing regime were as described in example 1.
Articles A and B are as described in example 1. Mainstream aerosol phenols yields for the
systems with and without the aerosol-cooling element are presented in Table 1. For comparison
purposes, mainstream smoke values for the Kentucky reference cigarette 3R4F are also given
in Table 1. Kentucky reference cigarette 3R4F is a commercially available reference cigarette
available, for example, from the College of Agriculture, Tobacco Research & Development
center at the University of Kentucky.
Table 1. Mainstream phenols yields for Article B, Article A, and 3R4F reference cigarette. Yields are given in μg/cigarette.
Phenol o-Cresol m-Cresol p-Cresol Catechol Hydroquinone
avg Sd avg Sd Avg sd avg sd avg Sd avg sd
Article B 7.9 0.5 0.52 0.02 0.27 0.03 0.60 0.03 7.4 0.8 5.0 0.6
Article A <0.6 − 0.18 0.01 <0.15 − <0.29 − 8.6 0.8 5.0 0.9
3R4F 11.7 0.6 3.9 0.2 3.1 0.1 7.9 0.4 83.9 2.1 78.1 2.4
The most dramatic effect of the addition of a PLA aerosol-cooling element in this specific
example is observed for phenol, where the reduction in phenol is greater than 92% versus the
reference system without an aerosol cooling element, and 95% versus the 3R4F reference
cigarette (expressed on a per mg of nicotine basis). The phenols yields (in nicotine basis)
reduction percentages are given in Table 2 expressed per mg of nicotine.
Table 2. Phenols yields reduction (in nicotine basis) expressed in %.
Phenol o-Cresol m-Cresol p-Cresol Catechol Hydroquinone
% reduction % reduction % reduction % reduction % reduction % reduction
Article A vs. Article B >91 60 >36 >45 +32 +13
Article A vs. 3R4F >89 90 >90 >92 79 86
The variation of the mainstream smoke phenol yields versus 3R4F (in nicotine basis) as
a function of the mainstream smoke deliveries is given in Figure 10.
EXAMPLE 6 In this example, the effect of a polylactic acid aerosol-cooling element on
the puff per puff mainstream smoke phenol yield was investigated.
Materials and methods. Analysis of phenols was performed. Number of replicates per
prototype was 4. Conditions were as described in example 1. Articles A and B are as described
in example 1.
Results. Phenol and nicotine puff per puff profiles for Articles A and B are given in Figures 8
and 9. For the system of Article B, mainstream aerosol phenol was detected as of puff number 3
and reached a maximum as of puff number 7. The effect of the PLA aerosol-cooling element on
the puff per puff phenol deliveries is clearly visible, since phenol deliveries are below the limit of
detection (LOD). A reduction in the total yield of nicotine and a flattening of the puff per puff
nicotine release profile was observed in Figure 9.
Claims (6)
1. A heated aerosol-generating article comprising a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the plurality of elements including an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol- cooling element located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate within the rod, and a filter located downstream from the aerosol-cooling element within the rod, in which the aerosol- cooling element is formed from a crimped and gathered polymeric sheet such that the aerosol- cooling element comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal porosity being derived from a ratio of the cross-sectional area of material forming the aerosol-cooling element and an internal cross-sectional area of the aerosol-generating article at the portion containing the aerosol-cooling element.
2. A heated aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 wherein the aerosol-cooling element has a total surface area of between 300 mm per mm length of the aerosol-cooling element and 1000 mm per mm length of the aerosol-cooling element.
3. A heated aerosol-generating article according to any preceding claim in which the aerosol-cooling element comprises a polymeric sheet material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, and cellulose acetate.
4. A heated aerosol-generating article according to any preceding claim in which an aerosol evolved from the aerosol-forming substrate contains water vapour and a proportion of this water vapour is condensed to form water droplets as the aerosol is drawn through the aerosol-cooling element.
5. A heated aerosol-generating article according to any preceding claim in which the aerosol-cooling element is between 7 mm and 28 mm in length.
6. A heated aerosol-generating article according to any preceding claim in which the aerosol-cooling element is configured to cool an aerosol evolved from the aerosol-forming substrate by greater than 10 degrees Celsius as the aerosol is drawn through the aerosol- cooling element.
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