Eliminating carcinogenic pollutants in environment: reducing the tobacco specific nitrosamines level of smoke by zeolite-like calcosilicate

J Hazard Mater. 2009 Sep 30;169(1-3):1034-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.04.042. Epub 2009 Apr 19.

Abstract

Trapping carcinogens such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA) in environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a challenge for the application of zeolite in environment protection because most TSNA exist in the particles whose size exceed the micropores of zeolites. In this paper, a new strategy to intercept the particles and to trap the TSNA in smoke by use of the porous calcosilicate material with fiber-like morphology plus two-dimensional eight-ring channel system is depicted and assessed. Owing to the specific fiber-like morphology and chemical composition, zeolite-like calcosilicate CAS-1 can effectively intercept the particles and thus reduces the TSNA level of mainstream smoke in the range of 30-60% once it is added into the cigarette filter, which is superior to zeolite NaA additive with the same amount. Moreover, the importance of morphology of zeolite-like porous materials on the adsorption of nitrosamines in smoke is reported for the first time.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Carcinogens / isolation & purification*
  • Environmental Pollutants / isolation & purification*
  • Nicotiana / chemistry*
  • Nitrosamines / isolation & purification*
  • Particle Size
  • Porosity
  • Silicates / chemistry*
  • Smoke
  • Zeolites

Substances

  • Carcinogens
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Nitrosamines
  • Silicates
  • Smoke
  • Zeolites