Table 2 The yields of total particulate matter from SM1 and ES1 cigarettes smoke when silica gel was sandwiched between the filter and tobacco
From: Surface bound radicals, char yield and particulate size from the burning of tobacco cigarette
Experiment | Mass of silica gel before smoking (mg) | Particulate matter of ES1 (mg) | Particulate matter (mg) of SM1 | % yield per cigarette of ES1 | % yield per cigarette of SM1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
2 | 30.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
3 | 30.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 13.3 |
4 | 30.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 11.0 |
5 | 30.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 15.2 |
Mean | 30.0 | 2.80 ± 0.45 | 2.5 ± 0.50 | 14.5 ± 1.50 | 13.1 ± 1.55 |