Claims
- 1. A process of manufacturing a reconstituted tobacco sheet suitable as a component of a cigarette cut filler, comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing a slurry comprising mixture of tobacco dust with a mean particle size in the range of from about 120 mesh to about 400 mesh, a binder consisting of a guar gum and an aqueous medium, said slurry having a total solids content from about 15% to about 30%, said step of preparing the slurry being free of any introduction of non-tobacco fiber;
- (b) casting the slurry onto a supportive device;
- (c) drying the cast slurry to form a reconstituted tobacco sheet; and
- (d) removing the reconstituted tobacco sheet from the supportive device;
- wherein said binder is about 8% or less of the total solids content of said slurry; and
- wherein the amount of said binder is at a tobacco to binder weight ratio of from about 50:1 to about 10:1.
- 2. The process as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:
- (e) after said removing step, treating the supportive device with an acidic agent.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/842,686 filed Nov. 21, 1994 now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/865,964 filed Apr. 9, 1992 now abandoned.
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