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Table 2 Mainstream Smoke Yields using CR20L, AC and an Empty Cavity Filter

From: Reduction of aldehydes and hydrogen cyanide yields in mainstream cigarette smoke using an amine functionalised ion exchange resin

Smoke regime

ISO

ISO

ISO

HCI

HCI

HCI

Additive

None

CR20L

AC

None

CR20L

AC

 

Smoke Yields (% Reduction)

Cig Puff No.

7.0

7.0

7.1

8.9

8.8

9.0

NFDPM (mg/cigarette)

11.9

11.0

11.6

26.3

26.1

25.8

Nicotine (mg/cigarette)

0.93

0.90

0.94

1.91

1.89

1.90

Water (mg/cigarette)

2.6

2.0

2.7

13.0

12.6

13.5

CO (mg/cigarette)

11.2

11.1

11.5

21.7

21.9

21.7

Acetaldehyde (μg/cigarette)

538.3

332.3 (38)

425.5 (21)

1000

763.0 (24)

873.6 (13)

Acetone (μg/cigarette)

269.7

265.2 (2)

181.0 (33)

496.3

532.5 (-7)

382.6 (23)

Acrolein (μg/cigarette)

62.8

37.4 (40)

39.2 (38)

128.9

92.2 (28)

91.7 (29)

Butyraldehyde (μg/cigarette)

34.6

26.6 (23)

21.9 (37)

73.5

64.4 (12)

50.0 (32)

Crotonaldehyde (μg/cigarette)

20.8

11.5 (45)

11.1 (47)

48.0

35.2 (27)

27.9 (42)

Formaldehyde (μg/cigarette)

42.5

19.6 (54)

30.5 (28)

85.8

36.6 (57)

66.3 (23)

2-Butanone (μg/cigarette)

62.8

54.8 (13)

38.3 (39)

121.5

125.3 (-3)

84.2 (31)

Propionaldehyde (μg/cigarette)

47.4

34.7 (27)

32.2 (32)

88.8

75.0 (16)

68.6 (23)

HCN (μg/cigarette)

123.7

56.0 (55)

85.3 (31)

304.3

183.5 (40)

222.3 (27)

  1. NFDPM = Nicotine Free Dry Particulate Matter ('Tar')