An Approach for Predicting Mainstream Cigarette Smoke Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituent (HPHC) Yields

Authors

  • Thaddaeus Hannel Altria Client Services LLC
  • Yezdi B. Pithawalla Altria Client Services LLC
  • Michael J. Morton Altria Client Services LLC
  • Jingzhu Wang Altria Client Services LLC
  • Thomas J. Gannon Altria Client Services LLC
  • Karl A. Wagner Altria Client Services LLC
  • Richard Jupe Altria Client Services LLC
  • Ali A. Rostami Altria Client Services LLC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/JRS-V07HANNEL

Keywords:

HPHC, Cigarette manufacturing, Statistical modeling, regulatory reporting, manufacturing change

Abstract

To ensure quality, consistency, and supply of cigarette products, a manufacturer may change materials, which can affect its product portfolio. Rather than testing each product individually to determine the effect of a change, designed experiments can be conducted using a subset of products, and statistical modeling can be performed to determine the harmful and potentially harmful constituent (HPHC) yields for the remaining products. To demonstrate this, we selected 30 representative cigarette products covering a wide range of tobacco blends, ingredients, and design parameters from a manufacturer's portfolio. Sets of cigarette products used papers produced with one type of manufacturing technology (control products) and two additional cigarette papers (changed products). The physical characteristics of the changed products' papers were similar to the control products but were manufactured using alternative methods, which could lead to differences in their chemical composition. The experiment was controlled to minimize variations among products, manufacturing, and testing. Linear regression was used to model the relationship between HPHC yields of the tested products. Twelve randomly selected products were used for validation by comparing predicted to measured yields. Model predictions were robust; differences between measured and predicted values were within standard repeatability limits, demonstrating the feasibility of this approach.

https://doi.org/10.21423/jrs-v07hannel

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