摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method of processing whole tobacco leaves with stem, veins, and lamina material, comprising cutting or shredding the tobacco leaves with cutting or shredding means to obtain both light and heavy tobacco material during a first cutting or shredding process, wherein the cutting or shredding means comprise circular blades, which are able to rotate, and wherein the whole tobacco leaves are guided towards the cutting or shredding means in an oriented direction relative to the cutting blades, directing the whole tobacco leaves towards the rotating blades of the cutting or shredding means with the stem of the whole tobacco leaves being parallel to the blades rotation, separating the light tobacco material from the heavy tobacco material which result from the first cutting or shredding process, wherein the separated heavy tobacco material undergoes a further cutting or shredding process, to obtain both stem material and lamina material. |