Patent ID: 7428905
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: A24B,A24D

Abstract:
1. A process for making a smokeable filler comprising the steps of: mixing a cellulose containing material selected from the group consisting of wood, cotton or flax to form a fibrous material product; refining said fibrous material product; mixing an inert material which has been precipitated and refined resulting in a very fine particle size in a range of about 0.5 μm to 1 μm, selected from the group consisting of chitosan, liposan, calcium carbonate, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, and combinations thereof with said fibrous material product to form a fiber containing material; making said fiber containing material into sheets via a paper making process; and cutting said sheets into strips forming said smokeable filler, wherein said smokeable filler has a fill value in excess of 5 cc/g.