Products of high denier per filament and low total denier tow bands

1. A filter comprising:

a tow comprising a plurality of cellulose acetate filaments, wherein the tow has about 10 denier per filament or greater and about 15,000 total denier or less; and

an additive,

the filter having an encapsulated pressure drop of about 3.5 to about 20 mm water/mm length of filter, wherein without the additive the filter has an encapsulated pressure drop of about 3 mm water/mm length of filter or less, and the filter having a circumference of about 26 mm or less.

2. The filter of claim 1 , wherein the filter has a circumference of about 17 mm or less.

3. The filter of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulated pressure drop of the filter with the additive has coefficient of variability less than about 7%.

4. The filter of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulated pressure drop of the filter with the additive about 2 mm water/mm length of filter or less.

5. The filter of claim 1 , wherein the additive comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of: a nano-scaled carbon particle, a carbon nanotube having at least one wall, a carbon nanohorn, a bamboo-like carbon nanostructure, a fullerene, a fullerene aggregate, graphene, a few layer graphene, oxidized graphene, an iron oxide nanoparticle, a nanoparticle, a metal nanoparticle, a gold nanoparticle, a silver nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, an alumina nanoparticle, a magnetic nanoparticle, a paramagnetic nanoparticle, a superparamagnetic nanoparticle, a gadolinium oxide nanoparticle, a hematite nanoparticle, a magnetite nanoparticle, a gado-nanotube, an endofullerene, Gd@C60, a core-shell nanoparticle, an onionated nanoparticle, a nanoshell, an onionated iron oxide nanoparticle, activated carbon, an ion exchange resin, a desiccant, a silicate, a molecular sieve, a silica gel, activated alumina, a zeolite, perlite, sepiolite, Fuller's Earth, magnesium silicate, a metal oxide, iron oxide, and any combination thereof.

6. A pack of filters comprising:

a pack comprising at least a plurality according to the filter of claim 1 .

7. A smoking device filter comprising:

a first section according to the filter of claim 1 ;

and a second filter section.

8. A smoking device comprising:

a filter having a circumference of about 26 mm or less and comprising a tow comprising a plurality of cellulose acetate filaments and an effective amount of an additive to achieve an encapsulated pressure drop of about 3.5 to about 20 mm water/mm length of filter, wherein the tow has about 10 denier per filament or greater and about 15,000 total denier or less, wherein without the additive the filter rod has an encapsulated pressure drop of about 3 mm water/mm length of filter rod or less; and

a housing capable of maintaining a smokeable substance in fluid contact with the filter.

9. The smoking device of claim 8 , wherein the filter has a circumference of about 17 mm or less.

10. The smoking device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulated pressure drop of the filter with the additive has coefficient of variability less than about 7%.

11. The smoking device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulated pressure drop of the filter with the additive about 2 mm water/mm length of filter or less.

12. The smoking device of claim 8 , wherein the additive comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of: a nano-scaled carbon particle, a carbon nanotube having at least one wall, a carbon nanohorn, a bamboo-like carbon nanostructure, a fullerene, a fullerene aggregate, graphene, a few layer graphene, oxidized graphene, an iron oxide nanoparticle, a nanoparticle, a metal nanoparticle, a gold nanoparticle, a silver nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, an alumina nanoparticle, a magnetic nanoparticle, a paramagnetic nanoparticle, a superparamagnetic nanoparticle, a gadolinium oxide nanoparticle, a hematite nanoparticle, a magnetite nanoparticle, a gado-nanotube, an endofullerene, Gd@C60, a core-shell nanoparticle, an onionated nanoparticle, a nanoshell, an onionated iron oxide nanoparticle, activated carbon, an ion exchange resin, a desiccant, a silicate, a molecular sieve, a silica gel, activated alumina, a zeolite, perlite, sepiolite, Fuller's Earth, magnesium silicate, a metal oxide, iron oxide, and any combination thereof.

13. The smoking device of claim 8 , wherein the housing is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a cigarette, a cigarette holder, a cigar, a cigar holder, a pipe, a water pipe, a hookah, an electronic smoking device,

a roll-your-own cigarette, a roll-your-own cigar, and a paper.

14. The smoking device of claim 8 , wherein the filter comprises a plurality of sections.

15. A pack of smoking devices comprising:

a pack comprising at least one smoking device according to claim 8 .