TREATED TOBACCO AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME, DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The invention provides treated tobacco material having a pH of at least 9 and a moisture content of no more than 20% based on the dry weight of the tobacco. The invention also provides a process for treating tobacco material to increase its pH to at least 9, the process comprising applying a basic solution to the tobacco material to be treated, and drying the material to produce a treated tobacco material with a moisture content of no more than 20%. The invention also provides devices comprising the treated tobacco material, and uses of the treated tobacco material.