Method for the treatment of tobacco
CA 2433412 A1 · Owner: Nikulla, Hans-Jurgen · Inventors: Nikulla, Hans-Jurgen; Intorp, Michael
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The invention relates to a method for the treatment of tobacco in particular , of Burley tobacco, whereby the tobacco preferably in the form of leaf , tobacco is treated with a casing, preferably containing sugar. A thermal treatment of the tobacco treated with casing then occurs using saturated steam. Before the treatment, the moisture content of the tobacco is in the range of 15 % to 25 % and after the treatment the moisture content is in the range of 15 % to 25 % and the tobacco temperature is in the range 80 ~C to 115 ~C.
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- Filed June 15, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 15, 2021.
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