Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco

The primary function of plant fibers in reconstituted tobacco is to enhance the physical strength, and it can quite modify their physical properties. This study demonstrated the effect of various plant fibers and their beating degrees on the physical properties of reconstituted tobacco. Tensile inde...

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Main Authors: Tong Liu, Yixuan Wang, Chunping Wang, Qi Zhang, Le Wang, Yuhan Li, Linyang Xu, Xinyan Jin, Xianzhong Yin, Zhan Zhang, Chong Luo, Lili Fu, Yangbing Wen, Bin Li
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2024.1463648/full
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author Tong Liu
Tong Liu
Yixuan Wang
Chunping Wang
Chunping Wang
Qi Zhang
Le Wang
Yuhan Li
Linyang Xu
Xinyan Jin
Xianzhong Yin
Zhan Zhang
Chong Luo
Lili Fu
Yangbing Wen
Bin Li
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Tong Liu
Yixuan Wang
Chunping Wang
Chunping Wang
Qi Zhang
Le Wang
Yuhan Li
Linyang Xu
Xinyan Jin
Xianzhong Yin
Zhan Zhang
Chong Luo
Lili Fu
Yangbing Wen
Bin Li
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description The primary function of plant fibers in reconstituted tobacco is to enhance the physical strength, and it can quite modify their physical properties. This study demonstrated the effect of various plant fibers and their beating degrees on the physical properties of reconstituted tobacco. Tensile index, burst index, uniformity, tensile stiffness orientation, and thermal conductivity coefficient were examined. The result revealed that the mechanical properties of reconstituted tobacco varied according to the type and beating degree of the fibers. The mechanical properties of softwood, cotton, and bast fibers showed an initial increase followed by a decrease with increasing beating degree, while bamboo fiber showed a continuous improvement in mechanical properties proportional to the beating degree. Conversely, hardwood fiber displayed an inverse relationship with its beating degree. Under identical beating conditions, reconstituted tobacco containing softwood fibers showed the greatest improvement in tensile properties, achieving the highest tensile strength, thermal conductivity, and specific heat capacity. In particular, when softwood fibers were beaten to 50 °SR, the physical properties of the reconstituted tobacco peaked, with longitudinal and transverse tensile indices improving by 42.48% and 12.11%, respectively. Additionally, the bursting resistance index increased by 61.93%, and the thermal conductivity coefficient increased by 5.94%.
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spelling doaj-art-b63f88c01c474831a8c95de403de2ac42024-11-20T04:49:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462024-11-011210.3389/fchem.2024.14636481463648Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobaccoTong Liu0Tong Liu1Yixuan Wang2Chunping Wang3Chunping Wang4Qi Zhang5Le Wang6Yuhan Li7Linyang Xu8Xinyan Jin9Xianzhong Yin10Zhan Zhang11Chong Luo12Lili Fu13Yangbing Wen14Bin Li15Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Papermaking, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaChina Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Papermaking, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Papermaking, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaChina Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, ChinaChina Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, ChinaChina Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Papermaking, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, ChinaZhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, ChinaThe primary function of plant fibers in reconstituted tobacco is to enhance the physical strength, and it can quite modify their physical properties. This study demonstrated the effect of various plant fibers and their beating degrees on the physical properties of reconstituted tobacco. Tensile index, burst index, uniformity, tensile stiffness orientation, and thermal conductivity coefficient were examined. The result revealed that the mechanical properties of reconstituted tobacco varied according to the type and beating degree of the fibers. The mechanical properties of softwood, cotton, and bast fibers showed an initial increase followed by a decrease with increasing beating degree, while bamboo fiber showed a continuous improvement in mechanical properties proportional to the beating degree. Conversely, hardwood fiber displayed an inverse relationship with its beating degree. Under identical beating conditions, reconstituted tobacco containing softwood fibers showed the greatest improvement in tensile properties, achieving the highest tensile strength, thermal conductivity, and specific heat capacity. In particular, when softwood fibers were beaten to 50 °SR, the physical properties of the reconstituted tobacco peaked, with longitudinal and transverse tensile indices improving by 42.48% and 12.11%, respectively. Additionally, the bursting resistance index increased by 61.93%, and the thermal conductivity coefficient increased by 5.94%.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2024.1463648/fullreconstituted tobaccoplant fibersbeating degreemechanical propertiesthermal conductivity
spellingShingle Tong Liu
Tong Liu
Yixuan Wang
Chunping Wang
Chunping Wang
Qi Zhang
Le Wang
Yuhan Li
Linyang Xu
Xinyan Jin
Xianzhong Yin
Zhan Zhang
Chong Luo
Lili Fu
Yangbing Wen
Bin Li
Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco
Frontiers in Chemistry
reconstituted tobacco
plant fibers
beating degree
mechanical properties
thermal conductivity
title Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco
title_full Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco
title_fullStr Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco
title_full_unstemmed Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco
title_short Effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry-processed reconstituted tobacco
title_sort effect of plant fibers on the physical properties of slurry processed reconstituted tobacco
topic reconstituted tobacco
plant fibers
beating degree
mechanical properties
thermal conductivity
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2024.1463648/full
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