Comparison Analysis of Air-laid Process Tobacco Sheet and Paper-making Process Tobacco Sheet

The differences between air-laid process tobacco sheet and paper-making process tobacco sheet on physical indexes, chemical indexes, smoke indexes, harmful component and sensory quality were studied with the purpose of providing scientific basic for the application of air-laid process tobacco sheet in cigarette flavoring. The results showed that:the bulk, spreading rate and filling value of air-laid process tobacco sheet were higher than those of paper-making process tobacco sheet. The contents of total sugar and reducing sugar were higher than those of paper-making process tobacco sheet as well. The contents of tar, CO and most of the harmful components were less than those of paper-making process tobacco sheet. The sensory quality of air-laid process tobacco sheet was good. In a word, the air-laid process tobacco sheet met or even exceeded paper-making process tobacco sheet on all the properties, which would provide a new high quality material for cigarette design. It is expected that the air-laid process tobacco sheet will become an effective supplement to paper-making process tobacco sheet and play an important role in Chinese type cigarettes in the near future.