Is This Tobacco Smokeable?

[yaddy306]

Yes oil crystallizes

Yes, and when the crystals warm up they melt into oil.

I don't think this gets us closer to figuring out what plume is.

 

[BROBS]

Yes, and when the crystals warm up they melt into oil.

I don't think this gets us closer to figuring out what plume is.

Well heating it makes it go away. Try it

 

[Country Bladesmith]

If you could scrape enough off, a simple solubility test would tell you whether it’s a fat/wax/oil. ? Or at least whether it’s polar or not.

 

[yaddy306]

I’ve heard all sorts of explanations for what plume is: sugars that crystallize out of the tobacco, oils that emerge from the leaf, products of microbes, etc. Someone with a science background and access to a GC/MS ought to see what’s really in the stuff.

In "Analysis of Chemical Components in Bloom on Cigar Leaf", scientists used atomic absorption spectrometry, ionic chromatography, UV spectrophotometry and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy.

They found "bloom of cigar leaf was a kind of mixture composed of KNO3, NH4Cl, as major constituents, and some volatile organic compounds".

Science!

 

[rajangan]

In "Analysis of Chemical Components in Bloom on Cigar Leaf", scientists used atomic absorption spectrometry, ionic chromatography, UV spectrophotometry and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy.

They found "bloom of cigar leaf was a kind of mixture composed of KNO3, NH4Cl, as major constituents, and some volatile organic compounds".

Science!

I appreciate the science! Moreover; I've also read the science posted by @pantsBoots : Is This Tobacco Smokeable? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/is-this-tobacco-smokeable.78763/post-36183800

I think there's some credibility to both theories. That it could be salts or some sort of microorganism, depending on each case.

Either way, like many others have said, it is normal. The real test is whether or not it tastes good.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

In "Analysis of Chemical Components in Bloom on Cigar Leaf", scientists used atomic absorption spectrometry, ionic chromatography, UV spectrophotometry and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy.

They found "bloom of cigar leaf was a kind of mixture composed of KNO3, NH4Cl, as major constituents, and some volatile organic compounds".

Science!

Hey, good find! Wish it had the whole article though. I’d be interested in reading it.