PROCESS FOR TREATING A FLOW OF TOBACCO LEAVES

摘要

The invention is concerned with a process for treating a flow of tobacco leaves in order to remove the parenchyma from the ligneous parts or ribs of the leaves. The process of the invention comprises stripping or threshing tobacco leaves in a still uncured state, at least the ligneous parts of the leaves having a relative humidity of at least 70%, originating from the natural moisture content of the plant, and separating the leaf fragments thereby obtained into two homogeneous flows composed respectively of the parenchyma and the ligneous parts. These two flows can then be further processed separately.