But cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate. Scientific research has found that in the process of smoking, especially when smokers flick cigarettes with their fingers or touch the filter with their tongues, several to dozens of tiny fibers will fall off the filter.
This kind of fiber, with a diameter of only 20 microns, can be inhaled into the respiratory tract with high temperature smoke and directly drive the alveolar tissue of smokers, which becomes a cause of cancer. Wetting the cigarette holder a little should reduce the fiber intake to some extent.
When smoking, what are the benefits of soaking filter cotton in water for smokers?
First of all, we should know that the material of cigarette filter is cellulose acetate, which is not only very elastic, non-toxic, tasteless, and has good thermal stability, but also has small suction resistance and remarkable filtering effect. It can also selectively absorb harmful components in cigarettes, while retaining a certain amount of nicotine without losing the taste of cigarettes.
There are some high-grade cigarettes with activated carbon balls at the front end of the filter. In this way, the harmful components in cigarettes are also reduced. Cellulose acetate and activated carbon are also lipophilic and have a great adsorption effect on tar in cigarettes.
Cigarette filter is mainly composed of two parts, one is filter rod and the other is tipping paper. The main components of filter tip are paper and cellulose acetate, which are often used in combination with activated carbon.
Paper and fiber help to reduce smoke particles, and carbon can absorb various components in smoke. In the production process of filter tip, it should not only meet the requirements of food hygiene, but also have certain waterproof and moisture-proof strength.
If the filter element is immersed in water, it will change the lipophilicity of acetate fiber and activated carbon and reduce the filtering effect of acetate fiber and activated carbon on tar; In addition, water will occupy the tiny space between acetate fiber and activated carbon, reducing the contact surface with gas, which greatly reduces the filtering effect of acetate fiber and activated carbon on harmful gases.
Some research data also show that it can't reduce much harm. Some people will blow air into the filter element, which can obviously reduce the inhalation of ultrafine fiber particles in the filter element and also reduce most tar from entering the lungs.
Because the intake of nicotine (nicotine) is reduced and the "smoking intensity" is insufficient, more people use the method of inhaling deeper and holding their breath for longer, and the number of cigarettes smoked will definitely be more. It can be seen that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other related harmful substances accumulate more in the human lower respiratory tract, and the harm will be greater.
The above methods are the same as cigarette filters, and have little effect on carbon monoxide, so smoking is still an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Only abstinence is the best policy! What's more, the production design also requires the filter cotton to achieve a certain degree of waterproof! Smoking is harmful to health. The main pathogenic substance is tar smoke. Nicotine itself can be metabolized into our bodies and is not pathogenic.
The filter cotton soaked in water will change the lipophilicity of acetate fiber and activated carbon, and reduce the filtering effect of acetate fiber and activated carbon on tar; Secondly, water will occupy the tiny space in cellulose acetate and activated carbon, and it will also reduce its contact surface area with gas, greatly reducing the filtering effect of cellulose acetate and activated carbon on harmful gases.
The better illusion of the filter cotton soaked in water is that the color of the cigarette holder will turn yellow obviously after soaking in water, and the illusion is that more smoke substances are absorbed. In a word, smoking is harmful to health, and the best way is to give up smoking. If you really can't quit smoking, you can do it yourself. After all, everyone has their own way of life.