Review of Dimethyl dicarbonate and its application in the sterilization of food

Dimethyl dicarbonate (DMDC) has become a new research focus because of its advantages, such ashigh inactivation efficiency to microorganisms, no residue in juice, not affecting the flavor of fruit and vegetable juice, ensuring the freshness of fruit and vegetable juice. In this paper, chemical synthesis and detect ion techniques, safety assessments and limitation standards, sterilization mechanism of DMDC, factors influencing bactericidal effect, and its application in food were reviewed based on the achievement of the home and abroad research over the past decades,and also further analyzed the advantages and prospects of DMDC in food sterilization.