Organic Acid Composition of Cellulose Cigarette Smoke Condensate

Abstract

In the course of systematic studies of cellulose cigarette smoke, organic acids in the smoke were examined by glass capillary gas chromatography and 43 carboxylic acids were either tentatively or positively identified. Semi-quantitative estimation of some of these acids revealed that formic, acetic and glycolic acid are the major acids present in cellulose cigarette smoke and together these three acids accounted for more than 80% of total acids estimated. Mono- and di-basic short-chain acids were found to be present in much more amounts than acids possessing benzene or furan rings. The acids in cellulose cigarette smoke are compared with those in tobacco cigarette smoke and the differences between them are discussed.