• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.157-163
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• 2000

Filter hardness is important to filter and cigarette manufactures because it is directly related to the ability of a plugmaker during making filter and to the acceptability of the filter by the consumer. In general, glycerol triacetate(Triacetin, TA) is the currently used common plasticizer in making filters from cellulose acetate tow and the effect of triacetin on hardness of filter which is made of mono cellulose acetate tow was well known. But unfortunately, the effect of triacetin on the hardness of cellulose acetate filter containing ativated carbon(carbon filter) was not reported so far. In this study, we manufactured filters with various carbon content at different triacetin concentrations and then analyzed the filter hardness and pressure drop. Filter hardness was directly increased with triacetin concentration but pressure drop was not affected and the effect of carbon content on filter hardness was smaller than that of triacetin concentration. However, pressure drop was directly increased with carbon content.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.163-170
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• 2005

A theoretical model for predicting the capability curve of cellulose acetate filter is derived. The pressure drop is expressed as a function of the filter dimensions, the tow fiber characteristics, the filter weight, the fluid flow rate, and a filter fiber factor. Where, the filter fiber factor is affected by the distribution of the tow fibers within the filter, the relative orientations of the tow fibers, and their cross-sectional shapes. The minimum and maximum fraction of solids in capability curves determined from experimental data. Also, the filter fiber factor is expressed as a function of the filter length, tow fiber length, and tow fiber diameter. Capability curves predicted by the suggested model in this work correspond well with capability curves by experimental data.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 2006

The objective of the present study is to induct the regression equation for the hardness prediction of cellulose acetate filter which was manufactured by the domestic cellulose acetate tow manufacturer. As a result of our study, the hardness of filter was increased with increasing the plasticizer content and packing density as major factors affecting to the filter hardness. As a result which was obtained by the three dimensional response surface methodology in STATISTIC A program, the hardness prediction value well fitted with experiment result on the high plasticizer content. To make up for the this equation, the new modified fraction of solid factors which was contained the mono denier factor was introduced to the hardness prediction equation, and this third regression equation which was sufficient for the wide plasticizer content, was obtained by the three dimensional response surface methodology in STATISTICA. This results indicated that the third regression equation which was obtained this study was applicable for the hardness prediction of cellulose acetate filter which was manufactured by the domestic cellulose acetate tow manufacturer.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2014

Cigarette filters containing Brassica Rapa L. seeds of the dark brown and round shaped were evaluated to determine the effect of seed addition on filter degradability. The seeds with germination capability under the tar/nicotine condition in the preliminary test, were put into the active carbon part of the filter(12mm) during filter rod making by the kit. The $4{\pm}2$ pieces of the seeds were put into the opened fiber bundle of the filter tow. In order to test the germination rate of the seeds, seed filters were placed either in a petri dish or test-pot in a conditioned area ($25^{\circ}C$, 70 % RH). The seed filters were placed outdoors exposed to natural conditions with the periodic water supply. The seeds in the smoked filters showed 90 % germination rate after a month under the open air condition. No significant differences in the sensory evaluation and analysis were obtained when the control sample was compared to the same cigarettes with the seeds.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.27 no.1 s.53
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• pp.68-74
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• 2005

Glycerol triacetate(triacetin) is the currently used common plasticizer in the making filters from cellulose acetate tow. For the mono acetate filter, the determination of triacetin contents is already established by CORESTA recommended method (No. 59). But unfortunately, the analytical method of triacetin in the activated carbon filter have not reported so far. In this study, it was established the analytical method of carbon filter's triacetin contents at various extraction conditions, bath ratio and internal standard materials. The confidential level appeared above $95\%$ when the extraction time, ISTD material and bath ratio was 3 hours, tripropionin and below 500 mg activated carbon / 50 $m\ell$ ethanol, respectively. Also, in the distribution of triacetin with filter materials in activated carbon filters, the triacetin amount was the most contained in activated carbon. Therefore, this method can be applied to the determination of triacetin contents in the activated carbon filter.