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Roll-Your-Own - Styrene

Analysis

 

This tobacco product is becoming increasingly popular, especially among smokers who enjoy the experience of building their own cigarettes. This range of tests analyses the constituents of smoke created when a roll your own cigarette is ignited. The tests use the standard methodology established in the recently published ISO standards.

Tar
Nicotine
Carbon monoxide
Phenolic compounds
Carbonyls
Volatile organic compounds
Aromatic Amines
Pyridine
Quinolene

Styrene

Styrene is named after the styrax trees from whose sap (bensoin resin) it can be extracted. It has a sweet smell, although high concentrations confer a less pleasant odor. Styrene is the precursor to polystyrene, an important synthetic material.

Tobacco specific nitrosamines
Hydrogen cyanide
Ammonia
Nitric oxide
B[a]P
Metals
pH

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