Smoking articles and method for incorporating salts of lanthanide metals for reducing TPM cytotoxicity and targeted constituents in tobacco smoke

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12153260

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Provided is a smoking article and method for reducing TPM cytotoxicity and targeted constituents in mainstream smoke. The smoking article includes tobacco material including a salt of a lanthanide metal. The method includes combining a salt of a lanthanide metal, water, and optionally glycerin to produce a solution that is applied to tobacco material. Preferably, the salt is an acetate, a sulfate, or a gluconate.

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PHILIP MORRIS USA INC6601 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND VA 23230

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Chan, W Geoffrey Chesterfield, US 25 332
Xue, Lixin Midlothian, US 32 735

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