The chemistry of tobacco and tobacco smoke : proceedings of the Symposium on the Chemical Composition of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke held during the 162nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C., September 12-17, 1971
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The chemistry of tobacco and tobacco smoke : proceedings of the Symposium on the Chemical Composition of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke held during the 162nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C., September 12-17, 1971
Plenum Publishing Co., 1972
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The present volume comprises a compilation of papers pre- sented as a Symposium on the Chemical Composition of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke during a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D. C., September 12-17, 1971. The Symposium was organized so as to cover, in the time allotted, those aspects of tobacco research that are both per- tinent and relevant to the most demanding problem facing research- ers in the field today--that is the development of a less hazard- ous cigarette. The path to such an objective, however, is still rather long and not easily traversed. For example, in identifying the hazard associated with smok- ing, one must first know something of the chemical composition of tobacco smoke, and moreover, how the smoke components arise from the various leaf components. In addition, bioassays of smoke fractions and components therein are necessary to identify noxlous substances, and to correlate biological activity with chemical composition.
Finally, to achieve the stated objective, methods need to be developed for removing the identified hazards from the smoke--whether they be by specially cultivating tobacco plants, or by modifying tobacco smoke through the use of filters, additives or similar devices.
Table of Contents
Introductory Chapter.- Recent Trends in Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke Research.- Chemistry of Tobacco Leaf.- High Molecular Weight Materials in Tobacco Leaf.- Projected Changes in the Composition of Bright (Flue-Cured) Tobacco.- Effects of Tobacco Characteristics on Cigarette Smoke Composition.- Chemistry of Tobacco Smoke.- Products from Pyrolysis of Tobacco Extracts.- Recent Advances in Knowledge of Chemical Composition of Tobacco Smoke.- Fractionation of Tobacco Smoke Condensate for Chemical Composition Studies.- Biological Activity of Tobacco Smoke.- Methods for Bioassays of Tobacco Smoke.- Chemical Composition and Tumorigenicity of Tobacco Smoke.- Utilization of Research Findings.- Modification of Tobacco Smoke.- Filtration of Cigarette Smoke.
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