Alpert Hillel R, O'Connor Richard J, Spalletta Ron, Connolly Gregory N
Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Building, Floor 3E, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02135, Email:
Fire Technol. 2010 Apr 1;46(2):275-289. doi: 10.1007/s10694-008-0070-8.
Major U.S. cigarette companies for decades conducted research and development regarding cigarette ignition propensity which has continued beyond fire safety standards for cigarettes that have recently been legislated. This paper describes recent scientific advances and technological development based on a comprehensive review of the physical, chemical, and engineering sciences, public health, and trade literature, U.S. and international patents, and research in the tobacco industry document libraries.Advancements since the first implementation of standards have made been in: a) understanding the key parameters involved in cigarette smoldering combustion and ignition of substrates; b) developing new cigarette and paper wrapper designs to reduce ignition propensity, including banded and non-banded cigarette paper approaches, c) assessing toxicology, and d) measuring performance. While the implications of manufacturers' non-safety related aims are of concern, this research indicates possible alternative designs should experience with fire loss and existing technologies on the market suggest need for improvement.
几十年来，美国主要烟草公司一直在进行香烟点燃倾向的研发工作，这项工作在近期立法规定的香烟消防安全标准之后仍在继续。本文基于对物理、化学、工程科学、公共卫生和贸易文献、美国及国际专利以及烟草行业文档库研究的全面综述，描述了近期的科学进展和技术发展。自首次实施标准以来取得的进展包括：a）了解香烟阴燃燃烧和基材点燃所涉及的关键参数；b）开发新的香烟和包装纸设计以降低点燃倾向，包括带状和非带状香烟纸方法；c）评估毒理学；d）测量性能。虽然制造商与安全无关的目标的影响令人担忧，但这项研究表明，可能的替代设计应考虑火灾损失，而市场上的现有技术表明仍有改进的必要。
