Research & Development Establishment,
British-American Tobacco'Co. Ltd.,
Southampton.
PROGRAMME OF WORK AT R. & D.E. SOUTHAMPTON
NOTES
This cancels all previous programmes.
ISSUED BY: D.G. Felton Circulation:
DATE: 18.1.1968 D.S.F. Hobson, Esq.
K.E. Haines, Esq.
Sir Charles Ellis
Dr. S.J. Green
A.J. Brack, Esq.
G.B. Crawford, Esq.
P. Procter, Esq.
Dr. W.B. Fordyce
Dr. R.B. Griffith
L.C. Laporte, Esq.
G.A. Preston, Esq.
Herrn E.H. S6ring
E.C. Fieldsend, Esq.
J.E. Sismey, Esq.
S.K. Keshava, Esq.
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1100 Tobacco Studies
1200 Smoke Studies
1300 Filter Studies
1400 Additive Studies
1500 Design of Cigarettes
16 oo Evaluation of Commercial
Cigarettes
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PROJECT COST CENME 1000
Research Investigations with Short-Term Objectives
Work Planned Review or Target Date Staff
(1) Analysis Of TRC samples Continues CWA
(6) Burn rates of commercial pipe tobacco Report
Feb. 1968 SRE
(1) Analysis of TRC samples Continues CWA
(P (2) Analysis of JANUS samples Continues CWA/CIA
(3) Further examination of Belgian cigarettes
treated by the
French process API. 1968 CWA/DJW
(1) Dutch cigarettes Report Feb. 1968
CWA/DTW/ARC/SRE
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PROJECT COST CENTRE 2000
Ana1vtIcal Research Studies
The development of new methods of analysis,
techniques of data handling or new equipment and
feasibility studies of new approaches.
Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned Review or
Target Date Staff
2100 Tobacco (7) Feasibility study of method for
Tobacco Blend Analysis Report Jan. 1968 ARC/DJW
(8) Reappraisal of method for total nicotine
alkaloids In tobacco.
Repeat work March 1.968 CWA
(9) Consideration of the use of Absolute Humidity
in Tobacco Manufacture Report Feb. 1968 FK/AWC
/(10) Determination of Selenium in tobacco and
cigarette paper Report Jan. 1968 IJB
2200 Smoke (6)
(9)
/(12)
/(14)
/(15)
/(16)
MT)
/(18)
2300 Other Materials
2400 Development of Equipment
010maza speotrometer link-up - Feasibility Study.
Further work
Determination of mass balance of C-14 activity
added to cigarettes
Factors affecting absorption of nicotine
Improved method for determination of aromatic
polycyclic hydrocarbons
- awaiting equipment
Computer Identification of peaks on gas
chromatograms
Development of Mapping technique for classifying
smoke types
Automated method for determination of ammonia in
smoke
Examination of spline functions for calculating
carbon numbers
(1) Synthesis of nicotine-C14
(2) Characterisation of terpenes by Infra-red and
mass spectrometry
(1) Examination of Wide Dynamic Range Electrometer
for GLC data
logging application
Apl. 1968 KDK
lot Report March 1968 CV/REr
Report Feb. 1968 SRE
REr/BBC
Report March 1968 PAC
Jan. 1968 KDK
March 1968 CWA
may 1968 PAC
March 1968 CV/RET
March 1968 SLV/CWA
Report March lgffl KDK
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SMOKE STUDIES - I
PROJECT COST CENME 3100
Factors Affecting Smoke Generation
Ref.
3100
3120
3140
Outline Investigation
The effects of tobacco (1)
(_3)
(7)
(8)
(9)
A10)
The effects of culture and
process
The effects of cigarette. and
smoking parameters
3160 The effects of transfer and
pyrolysis processes
_318o The effects of additives
Work Planned
Fractionation of unidentified nitrogenous
compounds
Syntheses of complexes from sugars and simple
nitrogenous compounds
Further work
Oxides of nitrogen content of smoke from various
tobaccos
Application of GLC scan to smoke from a flue
-cured/Burley blend
Correlation between sulphur contents of tobacco
and smoke
Investigation of polyphenol-nitrogen compounds
Review or Target Date
Report Jan. 1968
March 1968
Report Jan. 1968
Jan. 1968
Apl. 1968
Apl. 1968
(4) Greenhouse 1966 crop - Effect of nitrogen
levels on air-cured tobacco
- Further work Report Jan. 1968
(5) Greenhouse 1967 crop - Effect of nitrogen
levels on flue-cured tobacco June 1968
(1) Free and restricted smoking conditions using
Louisville type smoking
machine lst Report March 1968
(2) Factors affecting yields of HCN, H,S and
formaldehyde June 1968
(2) Factors affecting the accumulation of
precursors in cigarette coal
- Application of computer Jan. 1968
(,3) The effects of ameliorants on smoke from
Burley tobacco Report Feb. 1968
(5) Effects of additives on delivery of benzpyrene
Apl. 1968
(6) Effects of proline-deoxyfructose complex on
smoke from Burley tobacco April 1968
Staff
ARC
ARC
CWA
HFDD
CWA/IJB
ARC
DJW/RC/CWA
DJW/RC
CWA
CWA
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JDB
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SMOKE STUDIES - Il
PROJECT COST CENTRE 3200
e Aerosol
The Properties of the Sok
Ref. Outline Investigation
3200 Factors Affecting Aerosol Growth
Work Planned
3210 Characterisation of the Aerosol (1) Particle
size Investigation of cigarette smoke Phase I
3220 Deposition of the Aerosol (1) Capture
probability - deposition on micron wires Further
work
3230 Physical Properties of Deposited (1)
Examination by electron microscopy
Aerosol
Review or Target Date Staff
March 1968
Report Feb. 1968
Feb. 1968
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SMOKE SMIES - III
PRO.TFVr COSr C ERF
-3300
'hn-k~ W.11LY
Ref. Outline ln~estigatlon Work Planned Review or
Target Date Staff
3310 The Establishment of Subjective (1)
Construction of a smoke test and response
apparatus Jan. 1968 JDB/FR
Techniques for Assessing Smoke
Quality
3320 The Establishment of Objective (1)
Moncrieff's aroma instrument: Feasibility study
Report Feb. 1968 DC
Techniques for Assessing Smoke (2) Development of
method for monitoring physiological response
during
quality human smoking - awaiting equipment DC
3330 The Relationship between Smoke (9)
Establishment of reference standards for scale of
Impact Feb. 1968 DJW
Composition and Smoke Quality /(10) Panel
evaluation of synthetic sugar-nitrogen complexes
March 1968 DTW
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SMOKE STUDIES - IV
PROJECT COST CERrRE 3400
Selective Filtration
Ref. outline Investigation
Work Planned Review or Target Date Staff
3410 The Study of Filter Materials (4) Assessment
of Salford samples - as available Continues
SLV/HrH
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(5) Study of fibres with basic properties lst
Report Feb. 1968 rWr
HGH/
6) Assessment of filters from low density granular
materials produced
under Project 4415 Report March 1968 HGH
(7) Assessment of Polyurethane fibre filters
(Patent Completion
October 1968) - Dependent on supply of materials
Hc;H/mri
3420 The Effects of Additives to (7) Combinations
of bases and zinc aalts as filter additives Report
March 1968 HGH/MGI
Conventional Filter Media P10) Colloidal zinc
suspensions (Patent Completion) April 1968 MGI/TWT
/(11) Pilot scale preparation of zinc suspension -
evaluation Jan. 1968 TWT
/(12) Measurement of transfer of C-14 labelled
ethylene diamine diacetate Feb. 1968 TWT
/(13) Evaluation of effect of PEI/water filters by
GLC scan Apl. 1968 HFDD
3430 Filtration of Specific Compounds (2)
Involatile compounds - filtration of benzpytene -
Further work
(Patents Completion June 1968/October 1968)
(3) Filtration of Polonium-210
(4) Filtration of oxides of nitrogen
3440 The Mechanism of Selective (4) Rate studies
an vapour - particulate equilibrium
Filtration
Feb. 1968 RET/MGI
Feb. 1968 HGH/RBR
March 1968 HOH.,Arwr
Report Jan. 1968 SLV
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SMOKE STUDTES - V
PROJECT COST CENTRE 3500
Biological Studies
Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned
3510 Bloassay Studies (7) Re-examination of tissue
culture technique
(8) Transformation of cells by chemical compounds
In vitro
(9) Toxicity to chick-embryo cells of cyclohexane
fraction of smoke
0 A10) Evaluation of paramecium tests using German
standard cigarettes
3520 Physiological Studies
3530 Microbiological Studies
r
(2) Development of method for measurement of
retention of smoke
components by smokers - Further work
(1) Transfer of bacterial and fungal spores to
smoke
Revei- or Target Date Staff
Report Feb. 1968 RC
Report March 1968 RC
Apl. 1966 RC
Feb. 1968 RC
March 1968 FFIC
Report Feb. 1968 DJW


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4110 Leaf and Lamina Processing
4120 Stem Processing
4130 Cut Tobacco
4140
4150
Instrumentation for Plant
Control
PROJECT COSr CENTRE 4100
The Opti.isation and Control of Tobacco Processing
Work Planned
(1) Air dryer control studies Further work
(2) Infra-red temperature measurement -
Preliminary assessment
(dependent on suppliers)
Quality Measurement for Product (1) Application of
centrifuge test to filling value - Further work
Control (3) Study of lamina processing.
Measurement techniques
(4) Review of standard test procedures
S0 ?891,
Review or Target Date Staff
March 1968
March 1968
lst Report Jan. 1968
RWH
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The Octimisation and Control of Cigarette
Manufacture
3
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Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned Review or
Target Date Staff
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Tobacco temperature at making March 1968 AWC/FR
0 4220 The Effect of the Machine (6) The effect of
the garniture - Comparison in Southampton Branch
Report Feb. 1968 DBN
< (9) Dynamic tension of cigarette paper - Testing
and application of
dynamometer Report March 1968 DBN
A10) The effect of high speeds on densed ends
position Report Feb. 1968 AWC
(D 0 /(11) Effect of air entry on Mk. 8 SM.
performance Report Feb. 1968 FR
0 P12) Vibration measurements at high speeds
(_3000 cpm) Jan. 1968 AWC
P13) Dynamic tension of cigarette paper -
Investigating paper breaks Apl. 1968 DBN
4230 Efficiency Improvement (1) The reduction of
tobacco blockages in the Mk. 8 MCIO Report March
1968 AWC
(2) Analysis of data on stoppages from 4
SoUthampton Branch machines March 1968 AWC/DBN
0
0 4240 Instrumentation and Machine (2) Measurement
of flow of ecretage return - evaluation Report
with 4244 Report March 1968 AEY/JKM
Control (3) Measurement of tobacco moisture at
entry to rod Feb. 1968 AEY
(4) Continuous measurement of ecreteur height -
Testing Report with 4242 Report March 1968 AEYIJKM
Cr (5) Specification of Data Logging Equipment
Feb. 1968 ROB
(6) Prototype gravimetric weight control for Mk. 8
MCM March 1968 ROB
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0 4250 Quality Measurement and (1) Development of
hydrostatic firmness tester for routine
measurement Report Jan. 1968 EBWIAEY
< Inspection (2) Application of
scintillation"counter for rod density measurement
(Molina) - Further work March 19M AWC
(6) Comparison between "Range of two cigarettes"
and Solartron Computer Report Jan. 1968 AWC
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to 4270 New Concepts (1) Preliminary Study of
Annular cigarette manufacture Report Jan. 1968
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1968
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NV/DEC
0 4310 Study of the Overwrap (4)
6 Study of beat sealing - Part II
fluence of external conditions on flavour
transmission
I .
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1968
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DEC
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polypropylene-ba5ed films .
Repor
Report Jan. 1968 DEC/NF
(8) Tear-tape adhesion to polypropylene-based film
0
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hinged lid packs - Part TI Report March 1968
h 1968 NF
DEC
C) 4320 Study of Carton Materials (
) Evaluation of mechanical properties of cup-packs
- Part I Marc
(D 5
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Jan. 1968 MGI
4330 Package Design (3) Bonded soft cup packs -
Patent
k for pipe tobacco (D.P. No. 0027)
h lat Report Feb. 1968 DEC
(4) -pac
Flexible pouc
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NF
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(1)
Pre-applied adhesives for hinged-lid cartons
esistance of carton board lacquer
t
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March 1968
NF
(2) r
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Testing device for
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Filter Manufacture
Ref. Outline Investigation
4410 Preliminar-y Studies
4420 Improvement of Existing Process
4430 Machine Development
4440 Instrumentation and Machine
Control
4450 Quality Measurement and
Product Control
Work Planned Review or Target Date Staff
(3) Methods of retaining water in filters Report
March 1968 FH/DEC/HGH
(5) Manufacture of bonded filters of low density
materials
Report with 3416 Report March 1968 "EC
(6) Bonded low density filters - Patent Completion
July 1Q68 MGI
PGC
(4) Installation and test of Acumelt Hot melt
applicator Report Jan. 1968 PGC
(5) Bonded flock filter - improved quality and
selectivity Apl. 1968 FK/PGC
(6) Evaluation of SEITA hand assembler Report Jan.
1968 POC
(1) Draft standard test procedure - tow opening
equipment Feb. 1968 FH,/AWC
(2) Draft standard teat procedure - rod forming
equipment Apl. 1968 FH/AWC
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J1510 Leaf Plant
4520 Primary Plant
4530 Cigarette Machines and
Ancillaries
4540 Packaging Machines
60 ~gqf ~0
PROJECT COST CENTRE 4500
Assessment of New Equipment
Work Planned
(1) Elimination of screens in coolers
(6) Evaluation of Compensated pneumatic/hydraulic
weight control -
Awaiting Molins
(1) Molina HL packer with simplified drum
(awaiting Molins)
(2) Molins HL packer with R. & D.E. modifications
Testing
(3) Patent Completion Seam Former
Review or Target Date Staff
Feb. 1968 AWC
AWC
NF
Report Feb. 1968 FH/DEC/NF
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5000 General
5100 Tobacco Smoking Materials
5200 Reconstituted Tobacco Smoking
Materials
5300 Synthetic Smoking Materials
PROJECT COST CENTRE 5000
Modified Tobacco and New Smoking Materials
Work Planned Review or Target Date
(1) Appraisal of methods for extraction of
nicotine from tobacco Report Feb. 1968
(1) Preparation of prototype filter tip cigarette
Report March 1968
(1) Preparation of reconstituted stem sheet Feb.
1968
(2) Evaluation of cigarettes from reconstituted
stem sheet - dependent
on 5201
(3) Preparation of reconstituted lamina sheet
March 1968
(4) Evaluation of cigarettes from reconstituted
lamina sheet dependent
on 5203
(1) Evaluation of unflavoured SM (F573-B)
(2) Evaluation of alginate films
Report Feb. 1968
jan. 1968
Staff
Dim
HGH/JDB
PTN/RNMB
PJTN/RNMB
PJN/CWA/REr
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APPlication of New Develot)ments
Ref.
61 oo Outline Investixation
Loeaf Plant Work Planned Review or Target Date
Staff
6200
6210 Primary Manufacture
Air Driers
(1)
Process design of CRS air drier for Southampton
Second phase dependent
on Branch FH/RWH
622o Continuous Moisture Metfrs (9)
/10)
/11)
/12) Hong-Kong supply instrument (Ser. No. 17)
R. & D.E. Metering unit (Ser. No. 18)
S. Africa supply instrument (Ser. No. 19)
Will's, Australia - supply 2 instruments (Ser.
Nos. 20, 21) Feb. 1968
Apl. 1968
March 1968
March 1968 AEY
AEY
AEY
AEY
624o Tobacco Treatments (1) Preliminary trials of
CRS/FPI equipment Report Peb. 1968 RWH
63 oo Secondary Manufacture (4) construction and
testing of trolley for Rotaire drier March 1968
RWH
6400 Filter Manufacture
6500 Cigar Manufacture (3)
(4) Heat Seal Anchor Wrap on mouthpiece cigarlets
Modification of cigarlet assembler for Tripoli
(awaiting equipment) Report Jan. 1968 JKM
im
66 oo Waste Utilization (3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(9) Manufacture of BATEX from Indian waste tobacco
- Further work
Bangalore
Manufacture of BATEX from Dutch waste tobacco
Modifications to BATEX feeder and further tests
Manufacture of BATEX from Pakistan waste tobacco
Examination of waste tobacco from Mauritius
Examination of waste tobaccos from Chile
Report Jan. 1958
Report Jan. 1968
Report Feb. 1968
Report Jan. 1968
Jan. 1968
Feb. 1968
PJN1DJM
PJN/DJM
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PJN/DJM
PJN
PJN
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Research & Development Establishment,
British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd.,
Southampton.
PROGRAMME OF WORK AT R. & D.E. SOUTHAMPTON
NOTES
This cancels all previous programmes.
ISSUED BY: D.G. Felton Circulation:
DATE: 10.7.1968 D.S.F. Hobson, Esq.
K.E. Haines, Esq.
Sir Charles Ellis
Dr. S.J. Green
A.J. Brock, Esq.
G.B. Crawford, Esq.
P. Procter, Esq.
Dr. R.B. Griffith
L.C. Laporte, Esq.
Dr. W.B. Fordyce
Herrn E.H. So"ring
Dr. F. Seehofer
E.C. Fieldsend, Esq.
J.E. Sismey, Esq.
S.K. Keshava, Esq.
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Research Investigations with Short-Term Objectives
Work Planned Review or Target Date Staff
(1) Analysis of TRC samples Continues CWA
(7) Analysis of tobacco for fumazone - Further
work Aug. 1968 CWA
(8) Orey tobacco from Northern Nigeria Report Aug.
1968 ARC/CWA
0
(1) Analysis of TRC samples Continues CWA
(2) Analysis of JANUS samples and condensate
solutions Continues CWA/CIA/JDB
(3) Further examination of Belgian cigarettes
treated by the
French process - Further work July 1968 CWA/DJW
(2) Evaluation of carbon/silicic acid gel filter
material July 1968 HGH
(1) Cigarettes with papers of differential burn
rates Aug. 1968 SRE/NF
(3) Further examination of Dutch cigarettes -
Further work July 196B SRE/bJW
(4) Evaluation of "CAMVER" test July 1968 CWA
(5) Evaluation of RICHMND (Strickmann Filter)
cigarettes Report July 1968 CWA/HGH


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Analytical Research Studies
w equipment and feasibility studios of now
approaches.
The development of now methods of analysis,
techniques of data handling or no
Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned Review or
Target Date
2100 Tobacco (8) Reappraisal of method for total
nicotine alkaloids in tobacco
Repeat work Aug. 1968
Staff
CWA
2200 Smoke (6) GIZ/mass spectrometer link-up -
Feasibility Study. Further work Report Aug. 1968
A14) Improved method for determination of aromatic
polycyclic hydrocarbons Report with 3185
/(18) Examination of spline functions for
calculating carbon numbers Report July 1968
/(19) Identification of GLC peaks characterising
flue-cured tobacco smoke Sept. 1968
2300 Other Materials
(1) Synthesis of nicotine-C14
Report July 1968
2400 Development of Equipment
KDK
Rgi'/BBC
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3100 The effects of tobacco
3120 The effects of culture and
process
PROJECT COST CENTRE 3000
SMOKE SMTES - I
PROJECT COST CENTRE 3100
Factors Affecting Smoke Generation
Work Planned Review or Target Date Staff
(3) Syntheses of complexes from sugars and simple
nitrogenous compounds
Further work July 1968 ARC
0 /(10) Investigation of naturally occurring
poly-phenol-nitrogen compounds Sept. 1968 ARC
/(11) Preparation and proper-ties of enzymically
formed Polyphenol-
nitrogen compounds Sept. 1968 ARC
(5) Greenhouse 1967 crop - Effect of nitrogen
levels on flue-cured tobacco Report Sept. 1968
DJW/RC1CWA
(6) Greenhouse 1968 crop - Effect of nitrogen
levels on Burley tobacco Oct. 1968 DJW/RC
3140 The effects of cigarette and (1) Free and
restricted smoking conditions using Louisville
type smoking
smoking parameters machine - Further work Oct.
1968 CW`A
(2) Factors affecting yields of HCN, HS and
formaldehyde Ist Report Aug. 1968 CWA
316o The effects of transfer and (3) A study of
axial and radial diffusion processes in material
pyrolysis processes transport Oct. 1968 KDK/RM
3180 The effects of additives (5) Effects of
additives on deliver7 of benzpyrene Report Aug.
1968 REr/BBC
(6) Effects of prollne-deoxyfructone complex on
smoke from Burley tobacco Report with 3330/10
July 1968 HFDD
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PROJECT COST CENME 3000
SMOKE MMIES - II
PROJECT COST CENME 3200
The Properties of the Smoke Aerosol
Ref. Outline Investigation
3200 Factors Affecting Aerosol Growth
Work Planned
0
3210 Characterisation of the Aerosol (1) Particle
size - Investigation of cigarette smoke - Phase I
3220 Deposition of the Aerosol
3230 Physical Properties of Deposited (1)
Examination by electron microscopy
Aerosol
Review or Target Date Staff
Report July 1968
RBR/KDK
Aug. 1968
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PROJECT COST CENME 3000
SMOKE STUDIES - III
PROJECT COST CENME 3300
Smoke Quality
Ref. Outline Investigation
3310 The Establishment of Subjective
Techniques for Assessing Smoke
Quality
3320
33.30
The Establishment of Objective
Techniques for Assessing Smoke
Quality
Work Planned
(2) Evaluation of smoke test a~d response
apparatus
(3) Establishment of Second R. & D.E. Taste and
Flavour Smoke Panel
(2) Development of method for monitoring
physiological response during
human smoking
The Relationship between Smoke (9) Establishment
of reference starulards for scale of impact
Composition and Smoke Quality /(10) Panel
evaluation of synthetic sugar-nitrogen complexes
Review or Target Date Staff
Report Aug. 1968 JDB
Aug. 1968 DJW/JDB
Aug. 1968 DC
July 1968 DJW/CWA
Report July 1968 DJW
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SMOKE STIMIES - TV
PROJECT CIOST CENTRE 3400
Selective Filtration
Ref. Outline Investigation
3-410 The Study of Filter Materials (7)
(8)
(9)
3420 The Effects of Additives to /(10)
Conventional Filter Media /(13)
A14)
Work Planned
Assessment of Polyurethane fibre filters (Patent
Completion
October 1968) - Dependent on supply of materials
Further aspects of granular filters
Assessment of PEI-grafted cellulose filters
Colloidal zinc suspensions (Patent Completion)
Evaluation of effect of PEI/water filters by GLC
scan
Combination of EDDA and Unc salts as filter
additives
3430 Filtration of Specific Compounds (4)
Filtration of oxides of nitrogen
(5) Filtration of benzpyrene Further work (Patents
completion
Aug/oct 1968)
3440 The Mechanism of Selective
Filtration
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HGH/MGI
Report Sept. 1968 HGVrWr
Report Sept. 1968 TWr/HGH
July 1968 MGI
Report july 1968 HFDD
Sept. 1968 HGH
July 1968 HGH/4rWr
Aug. 1968 RET/MGI


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SMOKE STIMIES - V
PROJECT COST CENTRE .3500
Biological Studies
Ref. outline Tnvestigation Work Planned Reveiw or
Target Date Staff
3510 Bioassay Studies (8) Transformation of cells
by chemical compounds in vitro Further work Sept -
1968 RC
(9) Toxicity to chick-embryo cells of cyclohexane
fraction of smoke
(awaiting equipment) RC
/(11) Hyperplasia of chorioallantoic membrane in
fertile hens eggs July 1968 RC
/(12) Further investigation of Paramecium second
(solution) method Aug. 1968 RC
/(13) Effect of smoke on human embryo lung cells
Sept. 1968 RC
3520 Physiological Studies
(2) Development of method for measurement of
retention of smoke
components by smokers - Further work
(3) Application of method to the measurement of
retention by smokers
(4) Factors affecting retention of nicotine In the
mouth
Report July 1968 FFC
Aug. 1968 FFC
Report Sept. 1968 SRE
3530 Microbiological Studies
(1) Development of methods for factory
investigations
Sept. 1968 TGM
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4110 Leaf and 1,amina Processing
4120 Stem Processing
4130 Cut Tobacco
4140
4150
Instrumentation for Plant
Control
PRO.TFy7r M!Tr UNPRr, 4100
The Optimisation and Control of Tobacco Processing
Work Planned
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(1) Air dryer control studies - Further work
(2) Preliminary design studies for pneumatic
cooler
(3) Principles of air dryer design
(4) Heat transfer measurements In dryers
(2) Infra-red temperature measurement -
Preliminary assessment
Quality Measurement for Product (1) Application of
centrifuge test to filling value Further work
Control (4) Review of standard test procedures
0 ~ e 8 9 S 0 1
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Report Aug. 1968 RWH
Report Sept. 1968 RWH
Report July 1968 FH/RWH
Report Aug. lq68 RWH
Aug. 1968 EBW
Report July 1968 RWH
Report Sept. 1968 AWC


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PROJEUr COST CENME 4200
The Optimisation and Control of Cigarette
Manufacture
Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned
4210 The Effects of Tobacco Properties (1) Tobacco
temperature at making
4220 The Effect of the Machine /(12) Vibration
measurements at high speeds (3000 cpm)
A13) Dynamic tension of cigarette paper -
Investigating paper breaks
/(14) Modified nylon suction bands
4230 Efficient-.y Improvement
4240 Instrumentation and Machine
Control
4250 Quality Measurement and
Inspection
426o Cigarette Handling
4270 New Concepts
Review or Target Date Staff
July 1968 AWC/FR
Report Aug. 1968 AWC
Ist Report July 1968 DBN
Report Ju ly 1968 AWC
(3) Measurement of tobacco moisture at entry to
rod July 1968
(6) Prototype gravimetric weight control for Mk. 8
MCM July 1968
(7) Performance of ecreteur control at higher
making speeds Report Aug. 1968
(2) Application of scintillation counter for rod
density measurement
(Moline) - Further work awaiting Molins
modifications
(3) Construction of Hydrostatic firmness tester
for routine measurement Sept. 1968
AEY
RGB
JKM
AWC
AEY
(2) Further Investigation on methods for annular
cigarette manufacture lat Report Sept. 1968 FWSRE
(3) Automatic handling of cigarette paper
Preliminary study Sept. 1968 DBN


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PROJECT COS'r CENTRE 4300
Packaging Studies and Product Development
Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned
4310 Study of the Overwrap (7) Further studies of
flavour transmission - Menthol
(8) Influence of storage conditions on the quality
of packed
cigarettes
4320 Study of Carton Materials (4) Evaluation of
mechanical properties of hinged lid packs - Part
II
(5) Evaluation of mechanical properties of
cup-packs - Part I
dependent on supplier
(6) Evaluation of crease depth on properties of
hinged-lid packs
(7) Examination of specification requirements for
carton board
Review or Target Date Staff.
Aug. 1968 DEC
Oct. 1968 DEC
Report July 1968
Report July 1968
Aug. 1968
NF
DEC
NF
NP
4330 Package Design (4) Flexible pouch-pack for
pipe tobacco (D.P. No. 0027) - Further work Sept.
1968
(5) Double shell package - Patent application July
1968
4340 Bonding and Finishes (1) Pre-applied
adhesives for hinged-lid cartons
(2) Testing device for heat resistance of carton
board lacquer
(3) Control of print register - Patent application
4350 Product Development - Cigarettes (1) Pack
design improvements for extended shelf life
4360 Product Development - Cigars
4370 Product Development - Pipe
Tobacco
DEC
MGI
Report Aug. 1968 NF
Report Aug. 1968 NF
Nov. 1968 M01
Nov. 1968 DEC


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till in 111-.111"ll..1-Y
PROJECT COST CERrRE 4400
Filter Manufacture
Work Planned
(6) 1- a-m-ti.y rin-r-
(7) Project BATEAU - Specification and materials
(8) Project BATEAU - Patent Applications
4420 Improvement of Existing Process (1) Factors
affecting circumference variation
4430 Machine Development (5) Bonded flock filter -
Improved quality and selectivity
(7) Evaluation of cone applicator for plasticiser
(8) Assembly of filters for Project BATEAU
4440 Tnatrumentation and Machine
Control
4450 Quality Measurement and (3) Standard test
procedure - tow opening equipment
Product Control (4) Standard test procedure - rod
forming equipment
Review or Target Date Staff
Mll
July 1968 WDEC/liGH
Dec. 1968 MGI
Report July 1968 PGC
Report July 1968 FH/PGC
Report Aug. 1968 PGC
Sept. 1968 JKM
july 1968 FHAWC
july 1968 FH/AWC


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4510 1,eaf Plant
4520 Primary Plant
4530 Cigarette Machines and
Ancilliarles
4540 Packaging machines
PROJ= COST CENrRE 4500
Assessment of New EQuipment
Work Planned
0 (2) Evaluation of Liverpool experiments on
screenless-cooler
DePendant on Liverpool
(T) Evaluation of Vokes large discharger (Dp Oo3o)
(8) Modification of compensated
pneumatic/hydraulic weight
control - Testing
(1) Molina HL packer with simplified drum Testing
Review or Target Date Staff
AWC
Report July 1968 FR
Aug. 1968 AWC
July i96B DEC


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PROJECT COST CENTRE 5000
Modified Tobacco and New Smoking Materials
Ref. Outline Investigation Work Planned
5000 General (2) Construction of miniature
FDurdrinier machine
5100 Tobacco Smoking Materialsqr
5200 Reconstituted Tobacco Smoking (2) Evaluation
of cigarettes from reconstituted stem sheet
Materials (4) Evaluation of cigarettes from
reconstituted lamina sheet
(6) E:xamination of Schweitzer low tar sheet
5300 Synthetic Smoking Materials (2) Evaluation of
alginate films
(3) Evaluation of S-127
(4) Evaluation of SM-I-308
Review or Target Date Staff
July 1968 WM
July 1968 RNMB/REr
July 1968 RNMB/`Rh7
Aug. 1968 PJNIAWC
Report July 1968 PJN/REr
Report July 1968 PJN/DJW/CWA
Sept. 1968 PJN/DJW/CWA


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6 loo Leaf Plant
6200 Primary Manufacture
6210 Air Driers
6220 Continuous Moisture Meters
6240 Tobacco Treatments
63 oo Secondary Manufacture
6400 Filter Manufacture
65 oo Cigar Manufacture
66 oo Waste Utilization
6700 General
iD
PRojEcT cosr CEKTRE 6ooo
Application of New De~elopments
Work Planned
(4) Construction and testing of trolley for
Rotaire drier
(5) Manufacture of 4-groove rollers for Honduras
cigarlet assembler
A12) BATEX process evaluation - Trinidad awaiting
materials
A13) BATEX process evaluation - Mauritius awaiting
materials
/(14) Survey of WrU in Europe
Review or Target Date Staff
Report July 1968 RWH
July 1968 JKM
DJM
DJM
Sept. 1968 PJN