TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE CONTAINING BORIC OXIDE, BORON OXYACIDS AND AMMONIUM, ALKALI METAL, OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS OF BORON OXYACIDS

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PATENT APPLICATIONofDAVID G. STRUBELandROBERT R. JOHNSONforTOBACCO SUBSTITUTE CONTAININGBORIC OXIDE, BORON OXYACIDS, ANDAMMONIUM, ALKALI METAL, OR AlKALINEEARTH METAL SALTS OF BORON OXYACIDSABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURETobacco substitutes comprising an organic binder containing boricoxide or boron oxyacids and their ammonium, alkali metal and alkalineearth metal salts are disclosed. The disclosed tobacco substitute maycomprise from about 2% to about 95% by weight boric oxide, boron oxyacid,or boron oxyacid salt and from about 5% to about 50% by weight, of theorganic binder. The tobacco substitute may also optionally include up toabout 93% by weight of a filler such as CaCO3, MgCO3, charcoal,aluminaor alumina trihydrate and up to about 15% by weight monoammonium ordiammonium phosphate.