DIN ISO 15592-3:2024-05

This part of ISO 15592 specifies methods for the determination of total particulate matter and preparation for the subsequent determination of nicotine-free dry particulate matter present in the smoke from articles made from fine-cut tobacco and expanded tobacco, generated and collected using a routine analytical smoking machine. It specifies the method of making of fine-cut tobacco smoking articles using a tube made from a specified wrapper. Smokers make smoking articles by enclosing fine-cut tobacco in a suitable wrapper (sometimes incorporating a filter) either by hand or by using a rolling/tubing machine. The scientific literature has shown that the quantity of fine-cut tobacco, the type of wrapper chosen and the size of the articles made vary widely between consumers and between countries. When the article is smoked, the yield of nicotine free dry particulate matter [NFDPM (sometimes referred to as "tar")] and nicotine is determined by the construction of the article. This document has been developed to specify how articles are made in the laboratory, how they are tested. Fine-cut smoking articles made by consumers can therefore differ from the fine-cut smoking articles made for the purpose of testing described in this document. One smoking article is made using one mass of fine-cut tobacco and one tube made from a specified wrapper. It should be noted that because the use of fine-cut tobacco is so dependent on the way in which an individual makes a smoking article, a comparison of the smoke yield with the single result from factory-manufactured cigarettes according to ISO 4387 is of limited value. The responsible committee for this standard is Working Committee NA 057-04-01 AA "Tabak und Tabakerzeugnisse" ("Tobacco and tobacco products") at DIN.