TOBACCO-DERIVED CARBON MATERIAL

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160174605A1
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14579409

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A method of forming a carbon material from the stalk or roots of a plant of the Nicotiana species is provided herein, wherein the method includes i) receiving a tobacco material comprising at least one of a stalk material and a root material of a harvested plant of the Nicotiana species; and ii) pyrolyzing the tobacco material to remove volatiles and to form a tobacco-derived carbon material. Optionally, the method can further include activating the tobacco-derived carbon material. The tobacco-derived carbon material can be incorporated into a tobacco product. A carbon material derived from pyrolyzing a tobacco material in the form of at least one of a tobacco stalk material and a tobacco root material of a harvested plant of the Nicotiana species is also provided herein.

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R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON SALEM NC 27101

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Dube, Michael Francis Winston-Salem, US 61 1656
Horvath, Bob Princeton, US 1 1
Lehman, Rick Princeton, US 3 18
Perfetti, Thomas Albert Winston-Salem, US 11 721

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