Synthetic or imitation nicotine compositions, processes and methods of manufacture
Processes and methods of manufacturing a synthetic or imitation nicotine product are provided. One process may include the steps of providing a plurality of areca fruits, drying the plurality of areca fruits, dehusking the plurality of areca fruits to obtain a plurality of areca nuts, chopping, shredding or grinding the plurality of areca nuts into a multiplicity of areca nut particles, introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water, agitating the multiplicity of areca nut particles to create a slurry, determining an amount of arecoline in the slurry and pumping the water having the predetermined amount of arecoline through a filter and into a holding tank and evaporating the arecoline from the water. An imitation nicotine product that may include 1% to 20% arecoline by weight with other elements may then be manufactured.
1. A process of preparing an areca fruit product, the process comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of areca fruits;
drying the plurality of areca fruits;
dehusking the plurality of areca fruits to obtain a plurality of areca nuts;
chopping, shredding or grinding the plurality of areca nuts into a multiplicity of areca nut particles;
introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water at a temperature between 40-90° Centigrade;
agitating the multiplicity of areca nut particles to create a slurry;
determining an amount of arecoline in the slurry;
adding additional multiplicities of areca nut particles to the slurry until the slurry contains a predetermined amount of arecoline; and
pumping the slurry containing the predetermined amount of arecoline through a filter and into a holding tank.
2. The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
transferring the slurry from the holding tank into an evaporator;
concentrating the arecoline from the slurry in the evaporator;
transferring the concentrated arecoline to a spray drier; and
collecting the concentrated arecoline from the spray drier in a dry powder form.
3. The process of claim 2 ,
wherein said arecoline is concentrated from said slurry in the evaporator to a solid content ranging between 10% and 50% arecoline by weight.
4. The process of claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
after said collecting step, mixing the arecoline in the dry powder form with another element, the element selected from a group consisting of: an alcohol, a water, a vegetable glycol, a glycerin, a poly-glycol, and a combination of two or more thereof, to form an imitation nicotine product.
5. The process of claim 4 , further comprising the step of:
spraying the imitation nicotine product on a material; and
flavoring the material with a tobacco or a menthol flavor.
6. The process of claim 1 , where the step of introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water at a temperature between 40-90° Centigrade includes adding at least one element to the tank, the element selected from a group consisting of: a sulfuric acid, a salt, an organic solvent, an ether, and a combination of two or more thereof.
7. A process of preparing an areca fruit product, the process comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of areca fruits;
drying the plurality of areca fruits;
dehusking the plurality of areca fruits to obtain a plurality of areca nuts;
chopping, shredding or grinding the plurality of areca nuts into a multiplicity of areca nut particles;
introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water;
agitating the multiplicity of areca nut particles in the water to create a slurry;
determining an amount of arecoline in the slurry;
adding additional multiplicities of areca nut particles to the slurry until the slurry contains a predetermined amount of arecoline; and
pumping the slurry containing the predetermined amount of arecoline through a filter and into a holding tank.
8. The process of claim 7 , where the step of introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water includes adding at least one element to the tank, the element selected from a group consisting of: a sulfuric acid, a salt, an organic solvent, an ether, and a combination of two or more thereof.
9. The process of claim 7 , further comprising the step of:
after said pumping step, concentrating the arecoline from said slurry to a solid content ranging between 10% and 50% by weight; and
mixing the arecoline with another element, the element selected from a group consisting of: an alcohol, a water, a vegetable glycol, a glycerin, a poly-glycol, and a combination of two or more thereof, to form an imitation nicotine product.
10. The process of claim 9 , further comprising the step of:
spraying the imitation nicotine product on a material; and
flavoring the material with a tobacco or a menthol flavor.
11. A process of preparing an areca fruit product, the process comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of areca fruits;
drying the plurality of areca fruits;
dehusking the plurality of areca fruits to obtain a plurality of areca nuts;
chopping, shredding or grinding the plurality of areca nuts into a multiplicity of areca nut particles;
introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water;
agitating the multiplicity of areca nut particles to create a slurry;
pumping the slurry through a filter and into a holding tank;
concentrating arecoline from said slurry to a solid content ranging between 10% and 50% by weight; and
mixing the arecoline with another element, the element selected from a group consisting of: an alcohol, a water, a vegetable glycol, a glycerin, a poly-glycol, and a combination of two or more thereof, to form an imitation nicotine product.