SMOKING ARTICLES WITH ACTIVATED CARBON AND SODIUM BICARBONATE-TREATED FIBERS AND METHOD OF TREATING MAINSTREAM SMOKE

摘要

Filters 14 and smoking articles 10 include sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers 20 and activated carbon 18 capable of selectively removing one or more selected constituents from mainstream smoke. Methods for making cigarette filters and cigarettes using the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon, and methods for treating mainstream smoke comprising the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon are also provided.