Nicotine Salt Composition for Aerosol Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing nicotine compositions for aerosol generation devices often result in a bitter taste and undesirable throat sensations, and may damage device components or produce undesirable compounds, limiting user satisfaction and device compatibility.
Innovation Solution
A nicotine composition comprising a molar excess of nicotine relative to organic acids, specifically using benzoic acid and/or citric acid along with at least one further organic acid, which forms a nicotine salt and maintains a nicotine concentration of less than 1.5 wt% in the composition, enhancing taste satisfaction and throat sensation while minimizing device damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional nicotine compositions are used in aerosol generation devices, then nicotine delivery is achieved, but bitter taste and undesirable throat sensations occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by carefully controlling the molar ratio of nicotine to organic acids (maintaining nicotine in molar excess) and limiting nicotine concentration to less than 1.5 wt%. This specific parameter optimization resolves the contradiction by reducing bitter taste and throat irritation while maintaining reliable nicotine delivery and user satisfaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by formulating a nicotine composition that includes nicotine, organic acids (such as benzoic acid, citric acid, or lactic acid), and carrier substances (propylene glycol and/or vegetable glycerol). This composite formulation creates a balanced system that mitigates harmful sensory effects while preserving nicotine delivery functionality.
2Reliability
If nicotine compositions with higher nicotine content are used, then nicotine impact is enhanced, but device components are damaged and undesirable compounds are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the nicotine concentration parameter to be less than 1.5 wt%, which is a critical threshold that balances nicotine impact with device safety. This parameter control prevents excessive nicotine from damaging device components or generating undesirable compounds, while still delivering sufficient nicotine impact through the molar excess ratio relative to organic acids.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces organic acids as intermediary substances that mediate between nicotine and device components. These organic acids (benzoic acid, citric acid, lactic acid) form salts with nicotine, creating a buffer system that reduces free acid reactions with device components, thereby protecting the device while maintaining nicotine delivery.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If free organic acids are present in the composition, then throat sensation is enhanced, but device components are corroded and undesirable reactions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses organic acids as intermediaries that form nicotine salts, creating a buffered system. This intermediary approach allows the composition to provide throat sensation through controlled acid presence while the nicotine salt formation prevents excessive free acid from corroding device components or generating undesirable reactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent controls the pH and buffering capacity parameters by maintaining nicotine in molar excess relative to organic acids. This parameter control ensures that enough organic acid is present to provide throat sensation, but not so much that it causes device corrosion, achieving a balanced state through precise compositional optimization.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The composition provides an improved sensory experience with reduced bitterness and throat irritation, maintaining device integrity by minimizing free acid reactions, thus enhancing user satisfaction and device compatibility.
Implementation Method 1
a salt composition comprising nicotine, an organic acid composition, and a nicotine salt formed by reaction of the nicotine and at least one organic acid present in the organic acid composition
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AI summary
A nicotine composition comprising: nicotine an organic acid composition, and a carrier wherein the organic acid composition comprises benzoic acid and/or citric acid and at least one further organic acid; wherein the nicotine is present in the nicotine composition in a molar excess compared to the total of the organic acids present in the organic acid composition; and wherein the nicotine is present in an amount of less than 1.5 wt% based on the total weight of the nicotine composition.