It can also be assumed that the reaction take place during aqueous phase where H2O2 is present, because of the low solubility of the epoxidised specie in water although the actual reaction takes place in the interface Campanella and Baltanás, 2006; and Epoxide hydrolysis occurs at extremely low speed and requires the presence of an acid catalyst to proceed at a significant velocity during the interphase, besides long induction periods higher than those during conventional high scale epoxidation production.
La hidrólisis del epóxido formado ocurre a una velocidad extremadamente lenta y requiere de la presencia de un catalizador ácido para proceder a una velocidad apreciable en la interfase y después de largos períodos de inducción, mayores a los tiempos industriales típicos de epoxidación.