Provided herein are compositions for removal of contaminants from an air stream. The composition contains a filtration agent having one or more components that can adsorb tar or other contaminants from smoke. Also provided is a method for removing a contaminant from an air stream. Also provided are
Provided herein are compositions for removal of contaminants from an air stream. The composition contains a filtration agent having one or more components that can adsorb tar or other contaminants from smoke. Also provided is a method for removing a contaminant from an air stream. Also provided are a system and a kit employing the filtration agent.
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1. A method for removing a contaminant from an air stream comprising: combusting a plant material to produce smoke; andcontacting a filtration agent with the smoke;whereinthe filtration agent comprises an adsorptive agent having an affinity for a non-polar compound present in smoke from a combusted
1. A method for removing a contaminant from an air stream comprising: combusting a plant material to produce smoke; andcontacting a filtration agent with the smoke;whereinthe filtration agent comprises an adsorptive agent having an affinity for a non-polar compound present in smoke from a combusted plant material;the adsorptive agent substantially adsorbs non-polar contaminants from the smoke; andthe adsorptive agent comprises at least one of a poly(4-ethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; a poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; or a styrene/divinylbenzene polyaromatic polymer. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant material is a tobacco or a medical marijuana. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises a plurality of adsorptive agents. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises an adsorptive agent having an affinity for a non-polar non-ionic compound present in smoke from a combusted plant material. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the adsorptive agent material comprises: (i) at least two of a poly(4-ethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; a poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; or a sytrene/divinylbenzene polyaromatic polymer; or(ii) a poly(4-ethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; a poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; and a sytrene/divinylbenzene polyaromatic polymer. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the adsorptive agent comprises a material having a size of: (i) at least about 1 μm;(ii) up to about 10,000 μm;(iii) at least about 1 μm up to about 10,000 μm; at least about 10 μm up to about 8,000 μm; at least about 100 μm up to about 5,000 μm; at least about 200 μm up to about 2,000 μm; or at least about 250 μm up to about 1,200 μm; or(v) at least about 20 mesh up to about 50 mesh. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises: at least one of a color agent, a pH buffer, or a flavor agent;wherein, if a color agent is present, the filtration agent changes color according to an amount of tar bound. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises: (i) a material having a density less than water;(ii) a material having a density about the same as water; or(iii) a material having a density greater than water. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises a material that is (i) substantially non-water solvent; or(ii) substantially non-toxic or ingestable. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises an adsorptive material that binds at least one tobacco smoke contaminant selected from the group consisting of an alkane, an alkene, a cycloalkane, an aromatic, a polycyclic aromatic, and a terpene hydrocarbon. 11. The method of claim 10, having one or more of the following features: the alkane is selected from the group consisting of C8H18, C9H20, C10H22, C11H24, C12H26, C13H28, C14H30, C15H32, C16H34, C17H36, C18H38, C19H40, C20H42, C21H44, C22H46, C23H48, C24H50, C25H52, C26H54, C27H56, and C28H58;the alkene or cycloalkane is selected from the group consisting of C9H18, C10H20, C11H22, C12H24, C13H26, C14H28, C15H30, C16H32, C17H34, C18H36, C19H38, C20H40, C21H42, C22H44, C23H46, C24H48, C25H50, C26H52, C27H54, and C28H56;the aromatic is selected from the group consisting of C7H8, C8H10, C9H12, C11H16, C12H18, C13H20, C14H22, C15H24, C16H26, C17H28, C18H30, C19H32, C20H34, C8H8, C9H10, C10H12, C11H14, C12H16, C13H18, C14H20, C15H22, and C16H24;the polycyclic aromatic is selected from the group consisting of CnH2n-12, CnH2n-14, CnH2n-16, CnH2n-18, CnH2n-20, CnH2n-22, napthalene, biphenyl, acenaphthene, alkenylnapthalene, fluorene, dihydroanthracene, dihydrophenanthrene, anthracene, phenanthrene, alkenylanthracene, alkenylphenanthrene, fluoranthene, and pyrene; or the terpene is selected from the group consisting of C10H16, C15H24, C20H38, C20H30, caniphene, α-fenchene, α-terpinene, d-limonene, α-terpinolene, Z-β-ocimene, γ-terpinene, β-elemene, γ-elemene, α-farnesene, thujopsene, and δ-gurjunene. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises an adsorptive agent that binds at least one medical marijuana smoke contaminant selected from the group consisting of an alkane, an alkene, a cycloalkane, an aromatic, a polycyclic aromatic, and a terpene hydrocarbon. 13. The method of claim 12, having one or more of the following features: the alkane is selected from the group consisting of pentadecane, heptadecane, hexadecane, octadecane, heneicosane, nonadecane, docosane, tricosane, hexacosane, heptacosane, and eicosane;the alkene is selected from the group consisting of nonadecene, (Z)-3-hexadecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-nonadecene, 1-octadecene, 3-eicosene, (Z)-9-tricosene, and (E)-3-eicosene;the cycloalkane is selected from the group consisting of cyclododecane, cyclohexadecane, 1,7,11-trimethyl-cyclotetradecane, and 1-(1,5-dimethylhexyl)-cyclohexane;the polycyclic aromatic is selected from the group consisting of pyrene, benzo [a] fluorene, benzo [a] anthracene, chrysene, benzo [j] fluoroanthene, benzo [k] fluoranthene, benzo [a] pyrene, perylene, dibenz [a, i] anthracene, benzo [ghi] perylene, anthanthrene, and 2 dibenzopyrenes; orthe terpene is caryophyllene. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the adsorptive agent material does not bind at least one of nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol, or cannabinol. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein: (i) the filtration agent is present in an amount of at least about 0.2 grams per liter of water; at least about 0.4 grams per liter of water; at least about 0.6 grams per liter of water; at least about 0.8 grams per liter of water; at least about 1 gram per liter of water; at least about 1.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 2 grams per liter of water; at least about 2.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 3 grams per liter of water; at least about 3.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 4 grams per liter of water; at least about 4.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 5 grams per liter of water; at least about 5.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 6 grams per liter of water; at least about 6.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 7 grams per liter of water; at least about 7.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 8 grams per liter of water; at least about 8.5 grams per liter of water; at least about 9 grams per liter of water; at least about 9.5 grams per liter of water; or at least about 10 grams per liter of water; or(ii) the filtration agent is present in an amount sufficient to provide the adsorptive agent in an amount of at least about 0.5 grams per liter of water up to about 10 grams per liter of water; at least about 1 grams per liter of water up to about 9 grams per liter of water; at least about 2 gram per liter of water up to about 8 grams per liter of water; at least about 3 grams per liter of water up to about 7 grams per liter of water; or at least about 4 grams per liter of water up to about 6 grams per liter of water. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtration agent comprises an adsorptive agent that can bind at least about 10 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 12 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 14 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 16 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 18 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 20 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 22 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 24 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 26 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 28 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 30 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 32 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 34 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 36 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; at least about 38 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent; or at least about 40 mg tar per 1 g of filtration agent. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein (i) the filtration agent is present in an amount of at least about 0.1 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.2 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.3 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.4 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.5 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.6 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.7 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.8 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.9 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.1 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.2 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.3 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.4 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.5 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.6 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.7 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.8 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 1.9 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; or at least about 2 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; or(ii) the filtration agent is present in an amount of at least about 0.1 g to about 1 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.2 g to about 0.8 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; at least about 0.3 g to about 0.7 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco; or at least about 0.4 g to about 0.6 g of adsorptive agent for about 1 g of tobacco. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein: (i) the filtration agent reduces smoke acridity by at least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95%;(ii) the filtration agent increases smoothness of smoke by at least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95%; or(iii) the filtration agent increases ease of smoke inhalation by at least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95%. 19. A system for inhaling smoke from a combusted plant material comprising: a bowl;a stem pipe;a water reservoir;a filtration agent;an inhalation tube;optionally, a combustible plant material, wherein the combustible plant material is within the bowl when present; andoptionally, water, wherein the water fills the water reservoir to about a water line when present;wherein,the filtration agent comprises an adsorptive agent having an affinity for a non-polar compound present in smoke from a combusted plant material;the adsorptive agent comprises at least one of a poly(4-ethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; a poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) polymer; or a styrene/divinylbenzene polyaromatic polymer; andthe bowl is fluidically connected to the stem pipe, the stem pipe extends below a water line of the water reservoir, the inhalation tube extends above the water line of the water reservoir, and the filtration agent is within the water reservoir.
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Harbaugh Ricky A. (3505 Anderson Rd. Kensington MD 20795), Automatic loading bong.
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