Blog category: Nicotine industry
Hard to handle, easy to vape – a thing about safe work with nicotine
Nicotine is omnipresent. E-liquids, e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches, nicotine patches, nicotine toothpicks, cigarettes, tobacco plants, and even some vegetables – are its carriers or sources. The substance is also present in medical products, which allows providing controlled levels of it to the human organism to help give up smoking. However, one should learn by heart – pure nicotine handling demands special safety measures.
Nicotine – introduction to the substance
The substance in pure form is highly perilous, and toxic, and may bring fatal consequences. Due to that, now we are going to take a look at
From leaves to labs – a brief story of nicotine and its production
Nicotine is an omnipresent substance. Millions of people consume it on a daily basis, on every continent. Some do it for pleasure, some for medical reasons, and others on social occasions. Not everybody knows, however, that pure nicotine – the raw material used by manufacturers – is a highly dangerous substance, which may bring fatal consequences if handled improperly. From this article, you will learn what are nicotine’s origins, what danger may result from contact with it, and how it is obtained. Below you will find the agenda, that will help you find the information you may be looking for.
Nicotine production process – table of contents:
Nicotine pouches popularity – key numbers
What are nicotine pouches?
Nicotine pouches are available in a variety of different flavors and nicotine strengths. Nicotine pouches are used by placing in the oral cavity between the lip and the gum. The nicotine contained in the pouch is absorbed through the mucosa […]
POD systems vs nicotine salts and its growing popularity
Although POD systems and nicotine salts are relatively new to the market, they are becoming the choice of more and more vapers. Each year new brands are constantly being launched worldwide. While repeating the spectacular success of the Juul brand may not be easy, it is still worth trying to get a piece of this e-liquid cake on local markets.
Why nic salts are so popular? There are a few reasons for their rapid success, most of which are rooted in the chemical structure of e-liquids with nicotine salts. To understand this phenomenon better, let’s take a closer look at our subject matter – nicotine salts.W
hat are nicotine salts?
From the chemical perspective, nicotine salts are compounds of pure […]
hat are nicotine salts?E-liquid bases’ new generation – Nic&Salt Hybrid Bases
E-liquid additives – facts you need to know
The basics: quality of raw materials
Nicotine pouches – 8 things you need to know about it
1. Snus vs nicotine pouches. How nicotine pouches are different from snus?
Traditional snus (brown snus, snuff)Â is a moist, smokeless tobacco product popular in Scandinavia. Especially Swedish snus is extremely popular.
Snus looks like tobacco wrapped in a cellulose bag, resembling a tiny bag of tea. Sometimes it is referred to as ‘snuff’. Traditional product is made of a mixture of dried tobacco leaves and salt, which is moistened with hot steam. The finished product contains about 50% […]
Storing and handling pure nicotine and nicotine salts
Pure nicotine and nicotine salts are raw materials that require special treatment and a properly prepared production facility. Taking into account pure nicotine’s and nicotine salts’ unusual properties, their high sensitivity and the fact that they are dangerous substances, the highest precautionary measures should always be taken.
In this article, you can learn about:
- Usage and basic features of pure nicotine
- Storing and handling of pure nicotine
- Storing and handling of nicotine salts
- Equipment and facility requirements
1. Usage and basic features of pure nicotine
Let’s take a closer look at the most important ingredient in e-liquids manufacturing – pure nicotine. Concentrated, almost 100% pure nicotine is a raw material intended for the production of alternative forms of […]Packaging, transport and storing – why are they so important for product quality?
1. Packaging
The choice of packaging depends on the type of product, the recommended storage temperature or sensitivity to light. In case of raw materials for e-liquid production, some of them, like pure nicotine, nicotine salts or highly concentrated nicotine bases demand special packaging, as they pose a threat to people and nature. One of the main ways to protect the […]Synthetic Nicotine vs. Tobacco Nicotine
Tobacco nicotine
For decades, tobacco has earned its unfortunate reputation by associations with carcinogenic cigarette smoke, tar, lung, and cardiovascular diseases. The case is absolutely different for e-cigarette liquids: no burning tobacco, no smoke, or its health impacts. E-liquids manufactured with Chemnovatic’s tobacco nicotine contain pharmaceutical grade nicotine with purity of more than 99.9%. Chemnovatic’s freebase nicotine PureNic […]
