New cigarette filter containing alginite

Abstract

The invention relates to a cigarette filter. In particular, the present invention relates to a new cigarette filter, in which materials of natural origin are used that have not been applied in this special field before. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cigarette filter, which can be used for adsorbing the toxic components of cigarette smoke, and lowering the tissue damage triggered by cigarette smoke on the respiratory organs, the cardiovascular system and the mucosa. Especially the present invention relates to a cigarette filter containing alginite.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a cigarette filter. In particular, the present invention relates to a new cigarette filter, in which materials of natural origin are used that have not been applied in this special field before. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cigarette filter, which can be used for adsorbing the toxic components of cigarette smoke, and lowering the tissue damage triggered by cigarette smoke on the respiratory organs, the cardiovascular system and the mucosa. Especially the present invention relates to a cigarette filter containing alginite.TECHNICAL BACKGROUND[0002]Tobacco smoking is a widespread, harmful human habit, which is known to cause serious and often irreversible health damage. Currently, smoking is one of the most highly documented etiological factors contributing to the development of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Health damage caused by smoking generates serious social and ...

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Benefits of technology

The patent results show that using filters in cigarettes can reduce the harmful effects of smoking. Filter 1 and 2 reduced antioxidants in the body by 15-25%, while Filter 3 showed significantly less damage. The filters also produced less harmful gas phase smoke than the Kentucky reference filter. This means that cigarettes with these filters may be safer and less risky for smoking-related diseases.

Problems solved by technology

Tobacco smoking is a widespread, harmful human habit, which is known to cause serious and often irreversible health damage.

Health damage caused by smoking generates serious social and financial problems worldwide.

For example, in the EU countries alone premature death of more than 500.000 people is caused by the harmful effects of smoking.

Given the obvious deleterious effects of smoking, mitigation of these effects is an enormous health problem, and any measures that can be taken to reduce the problem are clearly worthwhile investigating.

However, there are many smokers who either choose not to quit or who find it too difficult to quit.

However, the use of filters has not been particularly successful.

The second, however, was a consequence of increasing efficiencies of filters over time.

Both of these approaches can only be taken so far, however, because eventually the resistance to draw of the cigarette becomes sufficiently large that the product is unacceptable to the consumer.

Although most experts agree that a filtered cigarette reduces the risk of smoking at least to some extent compared to a non-filtered cigarette, low tar cigarettes, as they were called, that reduced tar delivery even lower than could be achieved by a normal cigarette filter did not appear to lead to a health benefit.

No current technology exists that allows selective filtration of particulate phase components; however, both gas phase and semi-volatile components can be selectively filtered.

A number of other technological advances have been made in developing filters, but none of these is currently in significant commercial use.

Cigarette smoke contains many reactive particles such as low molecular weight carbonyl compounds, free radicals, quinones, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxides, and aromatic amines, which are highly toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic.

Moreso, active carbon particles in the filter contribute to lower the amount of harmful volatile substances in cigarette smoke but because the lack of unpaired electrons they cannot provide the required plus electron to complement the unpaired electrons of the free radicals.

Therefore, carbon is not suitable to counter the free radical impact on various tissues, which contribute to inflammation and other harmful processes in the body triggered by cigarette smoke.

Because increasing conventional filter efficiency increases the EPD of the filters, the public, and consequently manufactures, have been slow to adopt these products.

To date, non-cellulose acetate tow filters have not generally been accepted nor met with commercial success.

Although this smoke filter may deliver enhanced results, its preparation is rather complicated and the materials used for achieving the desired filtering effect are expensive.

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