Powdery, solid rare earth carboxylates with improved solubility

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Rare earth carboxylates in solid form are prepared or treated with a solubilizing agent to improve the solids solubility in aliphatic solvents. Other methods, such as treatment of the aliphatic solvent to improve the , solubility of solid rare earth carboxylates in aliphatic solvents are also described. Solubilizing agents identified for use include but are not limited , to, carboxylic acids poly-acids, glycols, alcohols and mixtures thereof. These processes and treatments are particularly useful in regard to solid rare earth versatate, rare earth neodecanoate rare earth octanoate, rare earth 2-, ethyl hexanoate and rare earth naphthenate compositions.