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Abstract

The present invention relates to an elongated smoking article (100) that extends in a longitudinal direction (L). The elongated smoking article (100) comprises a heatable tobacco material (11) and a filter element (20) aligned with the smoking body (10). The filter element (20) has at least one filter portion (30) and at least one hollow section (40), wherein the at least one hollow section (40) is disposed between the smoking body (10) and at least one of the at least one filer portion (30). The filter element (20) is sheathed by a tipping paper (50) together with the smoking body (10). The filter portion (30) comprises a material for reducing unwanted substances from an aerosol and a hollow section (40) has a barrier layer (51) disposed on its inner surface (41) and a carrier layer (52) disposed on the barrier layer (51). The carrier layer (52) contains a volatile additive (80) and the barrier layer (51) is impermeable to the volatile additive (80). The present invention also refers to a hollow section (40) for an elongated smoking article (100) of the invention, the hollow section (40) being spirally wound from a cardboard sheet material (42) comprising a barrier layer (51) disposed on its inner surface (41) and a carrier layer (52) disposed on the barrier layer (51), wherein a volatile additive (80) is contained in the carrier layer (52) and the barrier layer (51) is impermeable to the volatile additive (80).

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