How do Heated Tobacco
Products work?
Products work?
Heated tobacco products create an inhalable vapor by applying heat to tobacco directly or indirectly.
Below is the figure that compare temperatures of familiar phenomenon and that of various type of tobacco products. Generally, heating process of heated tobacco products does not include combustion. In the heated tobacco products, the heating temperature of indirectly heating (vapor) type is lower than that of indirectly heating (hot air) type and directly
There are three types of heated tobacco products: directly heated, indirectly heated (hot air), and indirectly heated (vapor).
Tobacco is heated directly, usually by electronic means, to generate a vapor containing nicotine and flavors.
In these products, air is heated, either electronically or using a heat source such as charcoal, which then heats the tobacco to generate an inhalable vapor.
In these products, a liquid is heated, usually by electronic means, to generate a vapor which then passes through tobacco before being inhaled.
In these products, a liquid is heated, usually by electronic means, to generate a vapor which then passes through tobacco before being inhaled. In doing so, the tobacco is gently warmed and constituents from the tobacco, such as nicotine and tobacco flavors, pass into the vapor.
This is a similar process to placing something in a steamer.