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DID YOU KNOW? Estimates suggest that the global vaping industry will beworth$53billion(about£40billion)by 2024
and
vanillatotheartificialtastesofbubblegum,
RedBullandevenhotdogs,thevaping
industry has created a seemingly endless
list of potential vaping flavours. But how are
flavours made? The answer lies in the
chemical composition of the e-liquid which
is vaporised within the e-cigarette. Similar
to the production of essences added to
food, chemicals such as ethyl vanillin
(vanilla) and cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon)
are added to propylene glycol or vegetable
glycerin – a sugar alcohol product derived
from animal products, plants or petroleum
- and nicotine. This chemical cocktail is
then transformed into a vapour when
heated to around 200 degrees Celsius,
carrying the flavour chemicals along in the
cloud of vapour.
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onceturnedon,activatesthe
atomiserwhenitssensor
indicatestheuseris inhaling.
Atomiser
A heatedcoilsitsin thecentreof
thevapepen,andwhenactivated
willheatthee-liquidintoa vapour
tobeinhaled.
Cartridge
Thisis thereservoir
forthee-liquid,
whichis connected
totheatomiser.
Battery
Rechargeablelithiumbatteriesareused
topowervapepensandprovideenough
powertoheattheatomisertoaround
200 degreesCelsiusin seconds.
Mouthpiece
Vapouris directedthroughthe
mouthpiece,whichcreates
somedistancebetweenthe
heatproducedbytheatomiser
andmouth.