This paper investigates the effect of anions and cations of organic acid metal salt on the combustion performance of cigarette paper by preparing citrate salts containing different metal cations(potassium and sodium ions)and potassium salts containing various anions(citrate,oxalate,tartrate,malic acid,and chloride ions).The research results indicate that potassium ions exhibit a more pronounced combustion-promoting effect compared to sodium ions,while citrate ions demonstrate the most effective combustion promotion among different anions.Consequently,the synergistic effect of citrate ions and potassium ions enables potassium citrate to achieve the fastest smoldering rate and the lowest activation energy for paper pyrolysis,rendering it the most effective combustion aid among the tested additives.