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Article: Chinese Inventor Lowers Tobacco's Tar Content
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 2, 2000
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A Chinese inventor claims that he has developed a technology that
can drastically lower the tar content in tobacco.
The technology is considered to be of great commercial value to
cigarette manufacturers, experts said.
In addition to the technology, which has attracted worldwide
attention, 70-year-old Chen Chuting, a retired technician in east
China's Zhejiang Province, also made a number of other inventions.
Chen has started six enterprises.
Using hydroxide ion, light wave, acoustic wave, positive and
negative pressures, Chen succeeded in altering the ingredients of
tobacco, thus lowering its tar level.
Tobacco firms use conventional means such as filter tips or
medical elements to reduce ...