Solvent extraction of neodymium (III) from chloride medium with synergistic mixture of 8-hydroxyquinoline or 2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline and di-2-ethyl hexyl phosphoric acid was investigated in different diluents. Effect of various experimental parameters such as pH, extractant concentration, diluents and temperature was studied. Role of diluents on extraction of neodymium is explained in terms of activity coefficient adopting Hildebrand regular solution theory. The negative value of enthalpy change suggests that the extraction of ternary system is exothermic. The IR data for the extracted species also substantiated the nature of extracted species as observed by slope analysis method.
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