Heated tobacco technology and challenges in international perspective

Dec.22.2022
Heated tobacco technology and challenges in international perspective
Winter and Summer Solstice Academic Salon on the evolution and challenges of heated cigarette technology held online on December 22.

On December 22nd, the Tobacco Technology Key Laboratory of the tobacco industry held an academic salon titled "Evolution and Challenges of Heated Tobacco Technology from an International Perspective," conducted online.


During the exchange meeting, the Tobacco Technology Key Laboratory of the tobacco industry and Dr. Zhang Ke gave two reports on their recent work.


The laboratory report is titled "Development and Application of HABO1.0, an Integrated Design Platform for Heating Tobacco Products and Cigarettes." Dr. Zhang Ke presented on the topic of "Research and Development of the NSC Heated Tobacco Product Series." The presentation mainly focused on the team's efforts in building a series of natural smoke NSC research and development platforms.


During the NSC (Natural Smoke Components) cigarette workshop, Professor Deng Ming from Yunnan University and Dr. Ling Zhuoren from Beijing shared reports respectively titled "Evolution of the Heated Tobacco Industry from the Perspective of the Consumer Market" and "Progress in Patent Infringement Analysis (FTO) of NSC Cigarette Products".


Xinhua News Agency's Chief Economist and Manager of the Tobacco Division, Xu Yunbo, delivered an online presentation on the "Development Pattern of Heated Tobacco Industry." The report provides an overview of the recent domestic and international developments in the heated tobacco market, the development strategies and progress of major multinational tobacco companies in the heated tobacco field, the latest product research and technological upgrades, and the development of China's tobacco industry in the heated tobacco sector.


During the exchange meeting, Dr. Shi Dantong, Prof. Liang Cai, Dr. Lei Ping, and Dr. Zhao Lu presented four specialized reports on topics such as numerical simulation techniques for the formation, growth, and transport of aerosols in structural pore channels, stress distribution and flow characteristics during powder transportation, the past and future opportunities of heating carbon in cigarettes, as well as the selection and evaluation of tobacco leaf raw materials for heating cigarettes. These fields include aerosol science, powder technology, product technology, and raw material technology.


The online conference is scheduled for one day, and currently the salon meeting is still ongoing. 2FIRSTS will continue to bring you coverage.


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