equated with other adsorbents, IIP-CS-PEG-PVA exposes fast equilibrium, high adsorption capacity and selectivity towards Nd(III). For adsorption mechanism, versatile functional groupings -OH, -NH(2), -C(=O)NH-, C-O-C in IIP-CS-PEG-PVA provides heterogeneous affinity for Nd(III), rendering rise to chemical adsorption. This work provides a novel strategy for manufacturing