Aerosol-generating composition

Abstract

An aerosol-generating composition having aerosol-generating material including a binder and an aerosol former and at least one susceptor at least partially embedded in the aerosol-generating material.

1 . An aerosol-generating composition comprising aerosol-generating material comprising a binder and an aerosol former and at least one susceptor at least partially embedded in the aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         2 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating material is in the form of a slurry. 
     
     
         3 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating material is in the form of a sheet or cut sheet. 
     
     
         4 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the susceptor comprises a plurality of susceptor elements heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of susceptors elements are in the form of particles, loops, spheres, strands and/or strips. 
     
     
         6 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the susceptor is in the form of a web or mesh. 
     
     
         7 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the susceptor is in the form of a fibrous sheet. 
     
     
         8 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the fibrous sheet comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and a plurality of fibres extending from one or both of the first surface and/or the second surface, wherein the aerosol-generating material is in contact with, and at least partially covers, at least one of the first surface and/or the second surface such that one or more of the plurality of fibres is embedded in the aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         9 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the susceptor comprises one or more closed circuits of a material heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. 
     
     
         10 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the binder is selected from the group consisting of: cellulosic binders, non-cellulosic binders and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         11 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol former is selected from the group consisting of: glycerol, propylene glycerol and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         12 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises a filler. 
     
     
         13 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the filler is wood pulp. 
     
     
         14 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises botanical material. 
     
     
         15 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the botanical material comprises tobacco. 
     
     
         16 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating material is reconstituted tobacco. 
     
     
         17 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating material is substantially free from tobacco material. 
     
     
         18 . An aerosol-generating composition comprising a first aerosol-generating material comprising a binder and an aerosol former, a second aerosol-generating material and a least one susceptor at least partially embedded in the first aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         19 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the first aerosol-generating material comprises botanical material. 
     
     
         20 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the second aerosol-generating material comprises or consists of lamina tobacco and/or reconstituted tobacco. 
     
     
         21 . An aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the first aerosol-generating material is substantially free from tobacco. 
     
     
         22 . A process for manufacturing an aerosol-generating composition comprising at least partially embedding a susceptor in aerosol-generating material comprising a binder and an aerosol former. 
     
     
         23 . A process as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the process comprises:
 combining a binder, an aerosol former, and the susceptor to form a slurry of aerosol-generating material.   
     
     
         24 . A process as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the process comprises setting the slurry to form a gel and optionally drying the gel to form the aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         25 . A process as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the aerosol-generating material is in the form of a sheet and the process further comprises cutting the sheet to form a plurality of discrete portions of aerosol-generating material. 
     
     
         26 . A process as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the discrete portions of aerosol-generating material comprise a plurality of strands or strips. 
     
     
         27 . An aerosol-generating material prepared by a process as claimed in  claim 22 . 
     
     
         28 . An aerosol-generating material comprising a binder and an aerosol former and a susceptor at least partially embedded in the binder. 
     
     
         29 . A susceptor at least partially embedded in aerosol-generating material comprising binder and aerosol-former. 
     
     
         30 . An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the article comprising an aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         31 . A non-combustible aerosol-provision device for use with the article as claimed in  claim 30 . 
     
     
         32 . A system comprising a non-combustible aerosol provision device and the article as claimed in  claim 30 . 
     
     
         33 . A use of an aerosol-generating composition as claimed in  claim 1  to generate an aerosol.