ON-LINE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NICOTINE ANALYSIS OF A SMOKING ARTICLE

摘要

A method for performing a puff by puff analysis of the nicotine delivery of a smoking article during smoking comprises the steps of: mounting the smoking article in a smoking machine (12); operating the smoking machine (12) to perform a smoking test during which air is drawn through the smoking article; directing the smoke emitted from the smoking article during the smoking test into a smoke analysis device (14) connected to the smoking machine (12), wherein the smoke analysis device comprises an alkali flame ionisation detector (26); and measuring the nicotine concentration of the smoke directed into the smoke analysis device using the alkali flame ionisation detector (16).