A new eco-friendly cloud-point extraction process (CPEP) involving Tergitol 15-S-7 as a biodegradable nonionic surfactant and N,N′-bis(salicylideneaminoethyl)amine multidentate Schiff base, namely H 2 Saldien, as chelating extractant was performed for the removal of chromium(III) from concentrated aqueous sulfate medium. The phase diagram of the Tergitol 15-S-7/water micellar system was first established. Then, the effect of sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 ) on the cloud points (T cp ) was determined. Chromium(III) extraction efficiency was maximized through an optimization process in which the influence of each parameter (i.e., equilibrium pH, extractant concentration, and nonionic surfactant concentration) on the chemical recoveries of Cr(III) was investigated. At optimum experimental conditions, nearly 94% extraction efficiency with a minimal volume fraction of surfactant-rich phase (ϕ s = 0.25), and ambient separation temperature (T s = 17 °C) was achieved at pH 4, in one stage. The analysis of the extraction data revealed that the cloud-point process of chromium(III) proceeds via a cation exchange mechanism. The stoichiometry of the complex extracted into the surfactant-rich phase was ascertained to have a composition of 1:2 [Cr/H 2 Saldien]. A higher extraction constant was obtained for CPE compared with conventional solvent extraction, confirming the feasibility and usefulness of the CPE for Cr(III) recovery. Overall, the rational-designed H 2 Saldien/Tergitol 15-S-7 biodegradable extractant system exhibited superior extractability for Cr(III) in the CPE process.