0 0 0 (D 0 (A 0 0 3 Cr 75' z 0 < (D Cr CD W A J. nQ7./Qf7 Code/ Researcher 7050 F.RF M1111 I AN T-7087 RLR "PS FPF Project/objectives Human S-nokinp Patterns as an Alternative tri-Standard I I." lt~l' I".. b --- 1. To find whether use of the standard smoking regi-ne for bie- assay work gives artificial, elevated,levels of specific activitv. 2. To find whether changes in products to reduce tar deli- verics are effe ~t ive in not-mal human smoking. 3. To find whother combustion controlling factor or factors, eg. Puff velocity, affect the specif*ic biological activity of the snake. Fortiftcacion of Vicotine in'S.1oi, ,,,e Relative to its Tar Content To increase the acceptable phvsio- logical satisfaction of c.igarette per unit of tar detivercd, Particularly for low tar cl-~nr- ettes. (see also projects T-64ni, T-6533) IR Status Plans f,,r Ne Ou r:.:,r A Tandherg tape recorder has heen qi-ccssnii iv q n SM01, hl'. pattern generator for the Freiri slave smoker. A projzr a"O CO ac!ileve tile f-, helnq orepared, prior to recommenciflir. n urchase of the T3n,*err. recorder to conniete the smoking 7:!:ic'iine. A data survey has Indicated that at From the survcv,given present PCL levels In blends, nod(- in Laboratir-, !%-,crt fications of sheet cannot be expected No.ln4l-, n.,-.? ',,!I:lz prepareJ, the -7~llovlng to decrease tbe TPM/nicotine ratio of f reducinp. the the smoke frem the blends, tinless nico- wavl; tine to added to tile abect. We are I T]"Unirptin., r,!1. studvLng the effects of additives to will be cons!,!ored. blends on deliveries'of t .otal and 1. Alkall fil:ers extractable nicotine and of TPm. should he rc-:j-~ d, In otir tests sodium carbinaze is Si-%CV C 77 :-:"IC'~! to > I 0 0 CL 0 Z. 0 0 5 0 (D !R' :r 0 0 Cr iF 4 ;h z 0 (D a Cr (D (0 Cod C R cs,:j r c li e r ProjectJobjectives, 9 Z6_7VTGT__ - 9 Stat'Is the only one to date which dvcrcased the TM/nicotine ratio, but thLs was achieved hv a selective decrease in T11M. The ,x(vnt of clwtwv 0% extractable nicotine is affected marked1v bv the mode of annlication of the additive (syrintze Injection of civarette, spraving of cut or grants lated tobacco) Materials which increased the extractable nicotine are shown belour. increase over that for the control, given in brackets). 5% Nalcol (+2207) 3% NaiC03 (+120") 3% Urea (+90,1 37, CaO3102 (+1101,) 4 Z K citrate (+347) 27 tin aluninate (+Pr17') Mien oxvnicotine wns added to tohac- co, It gave nicotitte In the snoke at a transfer rate of half thac given 1)v normal nicacint. Thus. additLon of 7.3" 6xvnicutine to a .1 atinve blend increased the cirarcrte Plans for Next Ottarrer this rat lo an-! inv"Val;c the smoke's extract;qh1v lovel M Elw t-kiti'm between nicotine fil- tration and tvpc of filter, it, prestirc drop, and the tobiceo tvPe is q1lizgested. 2. Non-polar extrac- tion of tobacco to re- duce TPII v[eid w4ll be reexamined, to find ways of minimising the nicotine extraction. (c.f. T-(t4nl). The n1 cotfile may p"Ssihtv be nd,!cd back v4a W:L. 3. The t%icot-n,- transfer rates of diffcrent forms of n1cot(tie fr.-7 ethanol extracted tobacco -will be rechaci-.ed aw! ex',,,n- dC(! tL' Set- if thC er nicotine transfer 0 0 CL 0 (D all 0 0 0 Cr E, z 0 (D a Cr CD -& to 10 Code/ Plans for Researcher Project/Objectives Status Next Qiiarter nicotine delivery from 0.44 to holds when extracted 0.96 mg/cigt. Old samples treated tobacco is only a blend with sodium silicate gave very constituent (c.f.r-6401). low extractable nicotine figures, It mav be possible to underlining the importance we change the p1l and huf- should attach to aging effects in fering capacttv of the additive studies. tobacco in other ways At present the validity of our to increase nicotine extractable nicotine results Is transfer. still unsure for low delivery 4. Nicotine will be cigarettes, and checking of this added to PCL until its is In progress. TPH/ntcotine ratio is lower than that from lamina '(c.f.T-6535). A reduction in TPM may then be achieved b-,, reducing the lanina portion of the blend: this would probablv require increasinp. the lamina filling power. and reducing its btirn rate.