US 12,004,553 B2
Method for extracting tar aroma components from within cigarette butts and application thereof in cigarettes
Liqun Li, Inner Mongolia (CN); Jie Hao, Inner Mongolia (CN); Chen Chen, Inner Mongolia (CN); Junsong Zhang, Inner Mongolia (CN); Xudong Ji, Inner Mongolia (CN); Chunsheng Guo, Inner Mongolia (CN); Yajun Ye, Inner Mongolia (CN); Shu Tian, Inner Mongolia (CN); Xudong Wang, Inner Mongolia (CN); Yuemei Qiao, Inner Mongolia (CN); Ruili Li, Inner Mongolia (CN); Yuanyang Zhu, Inner Mongolia (CN); and Qingxiang Li, Inner Mongolia (CN)
Assigned to INNER MONGOLIA KUNMING CIGARETTE CO., LTD., Hohhot (CN)
Appl. No. 17/779,901
Filed by INNER MONGOLIA KUNMING CIGARETTE CO., LTD., Inner Mongolia (CN)
PCT Filed Nov. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/129089
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/104081, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 201911179304.8 (CN), filed on Nov. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000133 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A24B 15/24 (2006.01); A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/12 (2006.01); A24B 15/26 (2006.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24D 3/14 (2006.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); B01D 3/10 (2006.01); B01D 3/12 (2006.01); B01D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC A24B 15/241 (2013.01) [A24B 3/14 (2013.01); A24B 15/12 (2013.01); A24B 15/26 (2013.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24D 3/14 (2013.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); B01D 3/10 (2013.01); B01D 3/12 (2013.01); B01D 11/0265 (2013.01); B01D 11/0288 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
 
1. A method for extracting tar aroma components from a cigarette butt, comprising following steps:
(1) adding the cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out ultrasound-assisted extraction to obtain an extraction solution,
the extraction solvent is at least one of methanol, anhydrous ethanol, petroleum ether and dichloromethane,
the ultrasound-assisted extraction is carried out with an ultrasound power of 60-120W for 5-30 min;
(2) centrifuging the extraction solution, and carrying out vacuum distillation on a supernatant to obtain a concentrated extractum; and
(3) carrying out two-stage molecular distillation on the concentrated extractum, and collecting light fractions of a first-stage molecular distillation and a second-stage molecular distillation to obtain the tar aroma components,
wherein the first-stage molecular distillation is carried out at a heating temperature of 50-80° C. under a pressure of 100-200 Pa at a feed rate of 300-600 mL/h and a film wiping speed of 200-300 rpm;
wherein the second-stage molecular distillation is carried out at a heating temperature of 90-110° C. under a pressure of 40-60 Pa at a feed rate of 300-600 mL/h and a film wiping speed of 200-300 rpm;
wherein the light fractions comprise at least one component from among components of ethylene glycol diacetate, 1-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)acetone, 4-cyclopentene-1,3-dione, methylcyclopentenolone, 2-acetylfuran, 2(5H)-furanone, 5-methylfurfural, 3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one, 2,3-dimethyl-2-cyclopentenone, ethylcyclopentenolone, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, vanillin, 2,4,4-trimethylpentane-1,3-diyl bis(2-methylpropionate), phthalic acid 1-butyl 2-isobutyl ester and tributyl prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate.