Tobacco smoke filter

Abstract

A tobacco smoke filter comprising a copper-containing porphyrin or an iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye. A method of making a first tobacco smoke filter segment, comprising the steps of providing one or more than one substance; producing a mixture of cellulose fiber, sodium sulfate, chlorine water and a substance; heating the mixture for a sufficient time at one or more than one temperature sufficient to covalently link the substance to the cellulose fiber; and forming the cellulose fiber with covalently bound substance into the first tobacco smoke filter segment. The substance can be a copper-containing porphyrin or an iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.

1 . A method of making a first tobacco smoke filter segment, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing one or more than one copper-containing porphyrin;    (b) producing a mixture of cellulose fiber, sodium sulfate, chlorine water and the copper-containing porphyrin;    (c) heating the mixture for a sufficient time at one or more than one temperature sufficient to covalently link the copper-containing porphyrin to the cellulose fiber; and    (d) forming the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin into the first tobacco smoke filter segment.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , where the copper-containing porphyrin provided is a copper phthalocyanine.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , where the copper-containing porphyrin provided is C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , where the mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin produced comprises a ratio of about 1.2:10 copper-containing porphyrin to cellulose fiber by weight.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising rinsing the mixture of cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin after heating the mixture.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding one or more than one additional substance to the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal, chitin and lignin.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of an antioxidant, dry water, a humectant, microcapsules, a radical scavenger, a surfactant and combinations of the preceding.  
     
     
         9 . A method of making a smokable device comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 1;  and    (b) affixing the first tobacco smoke filter segment to a body of divided tobacco.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the step of affixing a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of copper-containing porphyrin to the body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , where the second tobacco smoke filter segment affixed to the body of divided tobacco comprises cellulose acetate fibers treated with triacetin.  
     
     
         12 . A tobacco smoke filter comprising a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 1 .  
     
     
         13 . A tobacco smoke filter comprising a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 1 , and further comprising a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of copper-containing porphyrin.  
     
     
         14 . A smokable device comprising the tobacco smoke filter according to  claim 12  affixed to a body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         15 . A smokable device comprising the tobacco smoke filter according to  claim 13  affixed to a body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         16 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 14;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         17 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 15;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         18 . A method of making a first tobacco smoke filter segment, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing one or more than one copper-containing porphyrin;    (b) producing a mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin;    (c) heating the mixture for a sufficient time at one or more than one temperature sufficient to covalently link the copper-containing porphyrin to the cellulose fiber;    (d) rinsing the mixture of cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin; and    (e) forming the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin into the first tobacco smoke filter segment.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , where the copper-containing porphyrin provided is a copper phthalocyanine.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , where the copper-containing porphyrin provided is C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , where the mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin produced comprises a ratio of about 1.2:10 copper-containing porphyrin to cellulose fiber by weight.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18 , where the mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin further comprises sodium sulfate and chlorine water.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising adding one or more than one additional substance to the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal, chitin and lignin.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of an antioxidant, dry water, a humectant, microcapsules, a radical scavenger, a surfactant and combinations of the preceding.  
     
     
         26 . A method of making a smokable device comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 18;  and    (b) affixing the first tobacco smoke filter segment to a body of divided tobacco.    
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising the step of affixing a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of copper-containing porphyrin to the body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , where the second tobacco smoke filter segment affixed to the body of divided tobacco comprises cellulose acetate fibers treated with triacetin.  
     
     
         29 . A tobacco smoke filter comprising a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 18 .  
     
     
         30 . A tobacco smoke filter comprising a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 18 , and further comprising a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of copper-containing porphyrin.  
     
     
         31 . A smokable device comprising the tobacco smoke filter according to  claim 29  affixed to a body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         32 . A smokable device comprising the tobacco smoke filter according to  claim 30  affixed to a body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         33 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 31;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         34 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 32;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         35 . A method of making a smokable device comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a first tobacco smoke filter segment made by: 
 (i) providing one or more than one copper-containing porphyrin;  
 (ii) producing a mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin;  
 (ii) heating the mixture for a sufficient time at one or more than one temperature sufficient to covalently link the copper-containing porphyrin to the cellulose fiber; and  
 (iv) forming the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin into the first tobacco smoke filter segment;  
   (b) affixing the first tobacco smoke filter segment to a body of divided tobacco; and    (c) affixing a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of copper-containing porphyrin to the body of divided tobacco.    
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , where the copper-containing porphyrin provided is a copper phthalocyanine.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35 , where the copper-containing porphyrin provided is C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 35 , where the mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin produced comprises a ratio of about 1.2:10 copper-containing porphyrin to cellulose fiber by weight.  
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 35 , where the mixture of cellulose fiber and the copper-containing porphyrin further comprises sodium sulfate and chlorine water.  
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising rinsing the mixture of cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin after heating the mixture.  
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising adding one or more than one additional substance to the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin.  
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 41 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal, chitin and lignin.  
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 41 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of an antioxidant, dry water, a humectant, microcapsules, a radical scavenger, a surfactant and combinations of the preceding.  
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 35 , where the second tobacco smoke filter segment affixed to the body of divided tobacco comprises cellulose acetate fibers treated with triacetin.  
     
     
         45 . A smokable device made according to  claim 35 .  
     
     
         46 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 45;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         47 . A method of making a first tobacco smoke filter segment, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing an iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye;    (b) producing a mixture of cellulose fiber and the iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye;    (c) heating the mixture for a sufficient time at one or more than one temperature sufficient to covalently link the iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye to the cellulose fiber; and    (d) forming the cellulose fiber with covalently bound iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye into the first tobacco smoke filter segment.    
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 47 , where the mixture of cellulose fiber and the iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye further comprises sodium sulfate and chlorine water.  
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 47 , further comprising rinsing the mixture of cellulose fiber with covalently bound iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye after heating the mixture.  
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 47 , further comprising adding one or more than one additional substance to the cellulose fiber with covalently bound, copper-containing porphyrin.  
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 50 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal, chitin and lignin.  
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 50 , where the one or more than one additional substance is selected from the group consisting of an antioxidant, dry water, a humectant, microcapsules, a radical scavenger, a surfactant and combinations of the preceding.  
     
     
         53 . A method of making a smokable device comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 47;  and    (b) affixing the first tobacco smoke filter segment to a body of divided tobacco.    
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 53 , further comprising the step of affixing a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye to the body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 54 , where the second tobacco smoke filter segment affixed to the body of divided tobacco comprises cellulose acetate fibers treated with triacetin  
     
     
         56 . A tobacco smoke filter comprising a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 47 .  
     
     
         57 . A tobacco smoke filter comprising a first tobacco smoke filter segment made according to  claim 47 , and further comprising a second tobacco smoke filter segment that is substantially free of iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.  
     
     
         58 . A smokable device comprising the tobacco smoke filter according to  claim 56  affixed to a body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         59 . A smokable device comprising the tobacco smoke filter according to  claim 57  affixed to a body of divided tobacco.  
     
     
         60 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 58;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         61 . A method of filtering tobacco smoke comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing the smokable device of  claim 59;     (b) igniting the body of divided tobacco such that smoke passes through the body of divided tobacco and into the filter; and    (c) allowing the smoke to pass through the filter thereby filtering the smoke.    
     
     
         62 . An iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.  
     
     
         63 . Paper impregnated with an iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye.