R A D Programme - Imperial Tobacco Limited
GR & DC Programme
Sheet
I Smoking & Health
A) Monitor scientific and medical literature
relating to smo.king,
and health.
B) Maintain liaison with CTMC grantees and some
Federal Department
of Health grantees.
C) Review and make recommendations regarding
applications for CTMC
grants. GR & DC-frequently consulted.
Sheets 2 & 3 Biological Studies
A) Use of microbial mutagenicity (Ames) test as
modified for
smoke condensates for the comparison of tobacco
products, both
experimental and commercial, and for the detection
of potential
mutagens and carcinogens in smoke.
V B) Study the effect of tobacco smoke on drug
metabolizing enzymes
(up to present time - aryl hydrocarbon
hydroxylase) in mammalian
tissues. In future other enzyme systems will be
examined. A
study has now been startedofthe effect on :uch
enzyme systems
in pregnant rodents and their pups after exposure
of the former
to cigarette smoke.
C) Study changes in permeability of bronchial
eDithelium of rodents
upon exposure to cigarette smoke using the
horseradish perfusion
technique. (Experimental work almost completed).
*'ITL personnel on assignment to University
Research teams which are
sponsored by CTMC.
4 Filter Research
A) Develop a charcoal filter compatible with
Canadian Flue 6red
cigarettes - see also no. 26 C(O Product
Development.
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B) Determine the effect of Alkaline Filters on
Canadian Flue
Cured cigarettes. See also no. 26 C(b) Product
Development.
C) Evaluate HEE Filters supplied by GR & DC. See
also 26 C(d)
Product Development.
D) Routine determination of optimum combinations
of Filtration
and Ventilation during-development of new
products. See
Sheet no. 26 - Product Development.
E) Relationship of T & N & Pressure Drop Puff
Profiles to
subjective acceptability of low tar cigarettes.
5 Papqr & Tipping Research
A) Determine the effect on smoke deliveries of
a) paper additives - (types & level)
b) paper furnish - (Flax, Esparto, Kenaf)
0 paper suppliers - Schweitzer, Ecusta, De
Mauduit, Wattens
B) Determination of the interaction of Tippings,
Plugwraps
Filters and assembly machinery on smoke
Deliveries.
C) Determination of the causes of variation in
smoke deliveMes
of ventilated cigarettes produced in regular
commercial
production.
W Evaluation of Tippings. Papers, Filter lows and
Plugwraps in
order to qualify alternative suppliers.
E) Comparison of macro & micro laser perforated
tippings with
electostatically & mechanically perforated
tippings.
F) Explore the possible advantages of the use of
perforated
cigarette papers in Canadian cigarettes.
6 Combustion studies - No work planned.
7 Total Product Design.
A) Redesign of the computer programme used by
Imperial Tobacco
to predict the Physical Properties & Smoke
deliveries of-
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Canadian cigarettes. Factors to include, Crop
Analysis Data,
Filtration efficiency, Porosity of cigarette
paper, type of
% and quantity of paper additive, paper furnish,
cigarette
Pressure Drop, type of Tipping, type of Plugwrap,
% Ventilation,
Tobacco Filling Power, cuts/inch etc...
B) Determination of the relationship between OW/P
analyses of
Canadian Tobacco and the classification of leaf as
used by
Leaf Blending.
8 Cigarette Design
A) Expanded Tobacco - Programme depends on
obtaining a supply
of expanded Canadian Tobacco where the chemical
constituents
responsible for taste and satisfaction have been
altered as
little as possible.
a) Explore the design of low tar (< 9 mg. tar)
using
expanded tobacco.
b) Use of expanded tobacco to permit the
substitut4on
of Phosphate cigarette papers for Citrate
cigarette
papers.
c) Economic exploitation of expanded tobacco.
9 Side stream - no work planned.
Sheets 10 & 11 Smoke Retention Studies and Human
Smoking Studies
A) Study if and how smoking patterns change when
smokers are
presented with products in which ventflation,
pressure drop,
tar, nicotine etc. have been altered. Techniques
used are
puffing profiles, butt analyses, alveolar carbon
monoxide.
puff duplication.
12 Sensory & preference research - psychology - no
work planned.
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13 Sensory & preference research Smoke assessment
A) Development of techniques training of in plant
panels for
t~e assessment of taint in packaging materials
using Jar
tests.
B) Training of new panellists in the"Expert Panel
technique" used
ir Imperial's Product Development.
14 Smoke Taste & Flavor Improvement.
A) Assessment of tobacco enhancers & flavors from
commercial
flavor houses.
B) Assessment of tobacco enhancers & flavors
prepared by GR & DC
Scuthampton. See also no. 26 C(c) - Product
Development.
15 Leaf Studies
A) Develop and assess new blend formulations using
substitute
tcbaccos to overcome low leaf inventories
resulting from Blue
ftld. damage to the Ontario Crop.
B) Assessment of Blue Mould damaged leaf.
C) P--present ITL's interests on various
government agricultural
research committees concerned with varieties,
cultural
practices, diseases such as blue mould,
agricultural chemicals,
harvesting and curing techniques.
D) In collaboration with other Canadian companies,
manufacture
cigarettes and cigars from experiments conducted
by government
agriculture research stations and evaluate for
physical,
chemical and/or subjective characteristics.
E) Assist in planning and evaluating ITL's
experiments on modifying
ciltural practices to achieve a riper. more
flavourful flue-
cured tobacco in Canada.
16 Microbiology -
A) Activities resulting from Blue Mould damage to
Ontario Flue
Cured Crop.
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17 Tobacco Processing -
A) Evaluation & OptiMi2ation of Hauni KTC cutter
for CRS A WTS in
Quebec City Plant. Includes determination of the
effect of
cheese pressure & height, moisture content & stem
thickness on
Filling Power, cutslinch variation & quality.
B) Evaluation & optimization of Dickenson CCM's in
Quebec City
and Guelph Plants.
a) Initial evaluation - complete.
b) Optimization - Effect of strengthing of
components.
- Reduction in bale density variation.
- Reduction of particle size degradation.
C) Evaluation of Hauni steaming & wetting tunnel
W.D.
a) Evaluation with CRS/WTS - efficiency of
moisture addition
- efficiency of heat transfer
- effect on filling power.
D) Optimization of WTS process
a) Montreal Plant
b) Quebec Plant
E) ITM dryers/coolers
a) Optimization of filling power improvement &
moisture
de control.
Determination of the effect of temperature, time &
moisture
on the physical, chemical & subjective properties
of tobacco.
G) Improvement in the manufacturing process for
Snuff.
H) Process Control Improvement.
a) Assessment of variability at each process step.
b) Recommendation of improved control procedures &
equipmcnt.
c) Evaluation of Eastman Plasticizer Monitor on
KDF-2/
Mini E-10 & KDF-2/AF-2 equipment.
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d) Determination of the factors responsible for an
increase in cigarette end stability fall out in
I.T.L.
cigarettes. Investigation to include all steps
from
green leaf to packaged cigarettes.
e) Computer based Process Control to reduce energy
demand
in PCL manufacture.
f) Evaluation of R.I.D.I.P. instrument designed by
Rupert
International for the automatic measurement of
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vidual weight, pressure drop and circumference of
filter cigarettes.
9) Modification to ITL ventilation meter to
measure leaks
between tipping & paper in both ventilated &
unventilated
cigarettes.
h) Evaluation of Filtrona Tape circumference
gauge.
i) Evaluation of Filtrona Automatic Pressure Drop
instrument.
j) Evaluation of Hauni on-line dilution monitor on
MAX S.
18 Tcbacco expansion processes - no work planned.
19 Cigarette ventilation (on machine perforation)
- no work planned.
20 Filter technology -
A) Evaluation of new cigarette tows from Eastman &
Canadian
Celanese - (Eastman High Yield & Celanese Improved
Yield).
B) Determination of optimum D/F & T/D/F of new
tows as required
for new or modified cigarettes.
21 Expansion - Diet (Instalation of Diet Plant) -
no work planned.
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22 Secondary automation (strategy 1) - no work
planned.
23 Packaging - .
A) Evaluation of new materials, printing processes
alternative
suppliers - continuous.
B) Evaluation of lower cost alternatives for
existing materials
continuous.
0 Trouble shooting - continuous.
24 Product Quality Instrumentation
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25 Sample manufacture -
A) Manufacturing of samples - continuous.
26 Product Development
A) Modification of existing products to maintain
or lower T & N
deliveries - continuous.
B) Modification of existing products to lower CO
deliveries
continuous.
C) Design of new cigarettes to meet marketing
requirements.
a) To fill gaps in T/N delivery sequents on
request.
b) Project Viking - 9 mg. lovtT/N ratio cigarette.
c) 9 mg. charcoal filtered cigarette.
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d) Level delivery cigarette - held pending the
solving of
problems with HEE filter.
e) Project Gourmet - a flavored low tar cigarette.
27 Analytical methods development.
A) Complete installation of method for
simultaneous determination
of nicotine and water in smoke by single GC
injection.
B) Evaluation of autoanalyzer method for
determination of nicotine
in cigar Smoke.
Introduction of GR & DC's Cryogenic Head space
analytical
method for helping assess odour and taint
problems.
D) Adaptation of B & W's technique to measure coal
retention of
Canadian cigarettes.
E) Introduction of an on-line automated data
collection and
processing system in Analytical Services Dept.
First phase
provides for collection of data related to smoke
analyses
for tar, nicotine, & CO and print-out of data in
organized
formats.
28 Analytical Services
A) Provide routine analytical services for
nicotine and sugar in
tobacco, nicotine, tar and CO in cigarette smoke,
and a number
of physical measurements including filling power,
firmness,
ends stability, pressure drop, percent
ventilation, etc. on
own and opposition brands, product development
samples, leaf
purchase etc.
B) Cigarette paper & tipping analysis - routine.
29 Mathematics & Statistics. GR & DC project sheet
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No work planned.
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31 Engineering Services. N/A
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