Product: 1-MCP

Full name: 1-Methylcyclopropene

Other name: Methylcyclopropene

CAS #: 3100-04-7

Purity: ≥ 3.5%

 

Introduction:

1-MCP preservative is the idealest inhibitor of ethylene; it is wildly used as fresh-keeping agent in agriculture industry by growers, packers, and shippers to maintain the quality of fruits and vegetables by preventing or delaying the natural ripening process.

• Reduce respiration, delay ripening and senescence.
• Keep the original flavor for longer time.
• Prolong the storage and shelflife.
• Increase disease resistance, decrease evaporation,lighten the decay causing by physiological disease and microorganism.

Advantages:

 

• High-tech product 
• Easy application 
• Convenient transport
• Significant freshness keeping effects.   
• Non-toxic and environment-friendly

Method of Use:

Dissolve 1 gram 1-MCP with 40ml warm water in a cup, put the cup in the room then leave the room and close the door. Door and window are sealed. Dissolved in water it will release a kind of gas, this gas will act on fruit. The time should be controlled not less than 8 hours.