Catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide and nitric oxide from the mainstream smoke of a cigarette
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A24B-015/18
A24B-015/00
출원번호
US-0460303
(2003-06-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Li,Ping
Rasouli,Firooz
Hajaligol,Mohammad
출원인 / 주소
Philip Morris USA Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Buchanan Ingersoll &
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Cut filler compositions, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided, which involve the use of a catalyst capable converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide to nitrogen. Cut filler compositions comprise tobacco and at least one cata
Cut filler compositions, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided, which involve the use of a catalyst capable converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide to nitrogen. Cut filler compositions comprise tobacco and at least one catalyst. Cigarettes are provided, which comprise a cut filler having at least one catalyst. The catalyst comprises nanoscale metal and/or metal oxide particles supported on a fibrous support. The catalyst can be prepared by combining a dispersion of nanoscale particles with a fibrous support, or by combining a metal precursor solution with a fibrous support and then heat treating the fibrous support.
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What is claimed is: 1. A cut filler composition comprising tobacco and a catalyst for the conversion of carbon monoxide in mainstream smoke to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide in mainstream smoke to nitrogen, wherein the catalyst comprises nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide pa
What is claimed is: 1. A cut filler composition comprising tobacco and a catalyst for the conversion of carbon monoxide in mainstream smoke to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide in mainstream smoke to nitrogen, wherein the catalyst comprises nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles, and wherein the catalyst is supported on a fibrous support comprising ceramic and/or glass fibers. 2. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise one or more metallic elements selected from the group consisting of Group IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII, IIIA and IVA elements of the Periodic Table of Elements. 3. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise oxides selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, iron oxyhydroxide, copper oxide, and mixtures thereof. 4. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles are carbon-free. 5. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the specific surface area of the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles is from about 20 to 2500 m2/g. 6. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles have an average particle size less than about 50 nm. 7. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles have an average particle size less than about 10 nm. 8. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the fibrous support is selected from the group consisting of oxide-bonded silicon carbide, boria, alumina, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, yttria, ceria, glasses, zirconia optionally stabilized with calcia or magnesia, and mixtures thereof. 9. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the specific surface area of the fibrous support is from about 0.1 to 200 m2/g. 10. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the fibrous support comprises millimeter, micron, submicron and/or nanoscale fibers. 11. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the fibrous support comprises catalytically active fibers. 12. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise iron oxide and the fibrous support comprises ceramic fibers and/or glass fibers, the catalyst being present in the cut filler in an amount effective to convert at least 10% of the carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke to carbon dioxide and/or at least 10% of the nitric oxide in the mainstream smoke to nitrogen. 13. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein less than a monolayer of the nanoscale particles are deposited within and/or on the fibrous support. 14. The cut filler composition of claim 1, wherein the catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 50 wt. % nanoscale particles supported on a fibrous support. 15. A cigarette comprising: cut filler, wherein the cut filler comprises tobacco; and a catalyst capable of acting as a catalyst for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide to nitrogen, wherein the catalyst comprises a glass or ceramic fiber containing fibrous support and nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles supported on the fibrous support, wherein the nanoscale metal particles comprise B, C, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ge, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, or combinations thereof, wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise oxides of B, C, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ge, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, or combinations thereof, and wherein the catalyst is in the cut filler or a filter portion of the cigarette. 16. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise oxides selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, iron oxyhydroxide and copper oxide, and mixtures thereof. 17. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles are carbon-free, and/or wherein the fibrous support comprises glass fibers. 18. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the specific surface area of the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles is from about 20 to 2500 m2/g. 19. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles have an average particle size less than about 50 nm. 20. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles have an average particle size less than about 10 nm. 21. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the fibrous support comprises oxides selected from the group consisting of oxide-bonded silicon carbide, boria, alumina, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, yttria, ceria, glasses, zirconia optionally stabilized with calcia or magnesia, and mixtures thereof. 22. A cigarette comprising cut filler, wherein the cut filler comprises tobacco and a catalyst capable of acting as a catalyst for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide to nitrogen, wherein the catalyst comprises a fibrous support and nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles supported on the fibrous support, wherein the nanoscale metal particles comprise B, C, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ge, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, or combinations thereof, and wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise oxides of B, C, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ge, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, or combinations thereof, wherein the fibrous support comprises ceramic fibers and/or glass fibers and/or wherein the specific surface area of the fibrous support is from about 0.1 to 200 m2/g, and/or wherein the fibrous support comprises millimeter, micron, submicron and/or nanoscale fibers, and/or wherein the fibrous support comprises catalytically active fibers, and/or wherein the cigarette comprises up to about 200 mg of the catalyst per cigarette. 23. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the specific surface area of the fibrous support is from about 0.1 to 200 m2/g. 24. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the fibrous support comprises millimeter, micron, submicron and/or nanoscale fibers. 25. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the fibrous support comprises catalytically active fibers. 26. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise iron oxide, the catalyst being present in the cigarette in an amount effective to convert at least 10% of the carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke to carbon dioxide and/or at least 10% of the nitric oxide in the mainstream smoke to nitrogen. 27. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein less than a monolayer of the nanoscale particles are deposited within and/or on the fibrous support. 28. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 50 wt. % nanoscale particles supported on a fibrous support. 29. The cigarette of claim 15, wherein the cigarette comprises up to about 200 mg of the catalyst per cigarette. 30. A method of making a cigarette, comprising: (i) adding a catalyst to tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper wrapper and/or a cigarette filter, wherein the catalyst comprises nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles supported on a fibrous support comprising ceramic and/or glass fibers; (ii) providing the cut filler to a cigarette making machine to form a tobacco column; (iii) placing a paper wrapper around the tobacco column to form a tobacco rod; and (iv) optionally attaching a cigarette filter to the tobacco rod to form a cigarette. 31. The method of claim 30, comprising combining nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles comprising one or more metallic elements selected from the group consisting of Group IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII, IIIA and IVA elements of the Periodic Table of Elements and a fibrous support comprising oxides selected from the group consisting of oxide-bonded silicon carbide, boria, alumina, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, yttria, ceria, glasses, zirconia optionally stabilized with calcia or magnesia, and mixtures thereof to form the catalyst. 32. The method of claim 30, comprising combining nanoscale metal oxide particles comprising iron oxide, iron oxyhydroxide, copper oxide, and mixtures thereof and a fibrous support to form the catalyst. 33. The method of claim 30, wherein less than a monolayer of the nanoscale particles are deposited within and/or on the fibrous support. 34. The method of claim 30, comprising adding a catalyst having from about 0.1 to 50 wt. % nanoscale particles supported on a fibrous support to the tobacco cut filter, cigarette paper wrapper and/or cigarette filter. 35. The method of claim 30, wherein the catalyst is added to the cut filler and the cigarette produced comprises 200 mg or less of the catalyst per cigarette. 36. The method of claim 30, wherein the catalyst is combined with the cigarette in an amount effective to convert at least 10% of the carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke to carbon dioxide and/or at least 10% of the nitric oxide in the mainstream smoke to nitrogen. 37. A method of making a cigarette, comprising: (i) adding a catalyst to tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper wrapper and/or a cigarette filter, wherein the catalyst comprises nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles supported on a fibrous support; (ii) providing the cut filler to a cigarette making machine to form a tobacco column; (iii) placing a paper wrapper around the tobacco column to form a tobacco rod; and (iv) optionally attaching a cigarette filter to the tobacco rod to form a cigarette, and further comprising forming the catalyst by: combining a metal precursor and a solvent to form a metal precursor solution; contacting a fibrous support with the metal precursor solution; drying the fibrous support; and heating the fibrous support to a temperature sufficient to thermally decompose the metal precursor to form nanoscale particles that are deposited within and/or on the fibrous support. 38. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a metal precursor having at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII, IIIA and IVA elements of the Periodic Table of Elements with the solvent to form the metal precursor solution. 39. The method of claim 37, comprising heating the fibrous support to a temperature sufficient to form nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles having an average particle size less than about 50 nm. 40. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a fibrous support selected from the group consisting of oxide-bonded silicon carbide, boria, alumina, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, yttria, ceria, glasses, zirconia optionally stabilized with calcia or magnesia, and mixtures thereof with the metal precursor solution. 41. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a fibrous support having millimeter, micron, submicron and/or nanoscale fibers and/or catalytically active fibers with the metal precursor solution. 42. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a fibrous support comprising glass fibers and/or ceramic fibers with the metal precursor solution. 43. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a metal powder comprising iron with the solvent to form the metal precursor solution. 44. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a solvent selected from the group consisting of distilled water, ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, chloroform, aldehydes, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof with the metal precursor. 45. The method of claim 37, wherein the metal precursor solution is sprayed onto a heated fibrous support. 46. The method of claim 37, further comprising adding a dispersion of nanoscale particles to the metal precursor solution. 47. The method of claim 37, comprising combining a metal precursor selected from the group consisting of metal b-diketonates, metal dionates, metal oxalates, metal hydroxides and mixtures thereof with the solvent. 48. The method of claim 37, wherein the metal precursor is decomposed to nanoscale metal and/or metal oxide particles by heating to a temperature of from about 200 to 400째 C. 49. The method of claim 37, wherein the metal precursor is decomposed to form nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles that are carbon-free. 50. The method of claim 37, wherein less than a monolayer of the nanoscale particles are deposited within and/or on the fibrous support. 51. The method of claim 37, comprising heating the fibrous support to form from about 0.1 to 50 wt. % nanoscale particles deposited on the fibrous support. 52. A method of treating smoke produced by the cigarette of claim 15, comprising lighting the cigarette to form smoke and drawing the smoke through the cigarette such that the catalyst acts as a catalyst for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide in the smoke to nitrogen. 53. A cigarette comprising: cut filler, wherein the cut filler comprises tobacco; and a catalyst capable of acting as a catalyst for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide to nitrogen, wherein the catalyst comprises a glass fiber containing fibrous support and nanoscale metal particles and/or nanoscale metal oxide particles supported on the fibrous support, wherein the nanoscale metal particles comprise B, C, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ge, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, or combinations thereof, wherein the nanoscale metal oxide particles comprise oxides of B, C, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ge, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, or combinations thereof, and wherein the catalyst is in a cigarette wrapper. 54. The cigarette of claim 53, wherein the catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 50 wt. % nanoscale particles supported on a fibrous support.
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