An elongate smoking article having a lighting end and an opposed mouth end, said smoking article comprising a mouth end portion disposed at the mouth end, a tobacco portion disposed between the lighting end and the mouth end portion, and an
aerosol-generation
system disposed between the lighting end and the tobacco portion, the
aerosol-generation
system including a
heat generation portion disposed at the lighting end, the
heat generation portion comprising a fuel element configured for ignition of the lighting end, the fuel element comprising (a) at least about 30% by
dry weight of the combustible carbonaceous material, based on the
dry weight of the fuel element; (b) about 0.1% to about 20% by
dry weight of a non-catalytic ignition aid comprising
ceramic particles or
cellulose particles having an average particle size of less than about 500 microns, the
ceramic particles being glass bubbles or cenospheres; (c) at least about 5% by dry weight of a binding agent; (d) at least about 5% by dry weight of
graphite; and (e) at least about 25% by dry weight of an
inorganic filler.