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A novel chitosan-modified magnetic biochar composite (CC-Fe) was synthesized by embedding Fe 2 O 3 and assembling chitosan in two-step. The properties of CC-Fe were characterized systematically by elemental analysis, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and batch sorption processes. The prepared adsorbent composite was comprised of magnetic particulates of Fe 2 O 3 and multifunctional group, and thus exhibited high sorption capability to remove copper (II) or cadmium (II) from waste water. For both copper (II) and cadmium (II), CC-Fe demonstrated a higher sorption capability (98% and 97%) than the non-chitosan magnetic biochar (11% and 7%). The sorption experimental results showed that the composite is a potential sorbent to remove copper (II) and cadmium (II). Due to its excellent magnetic characteristic, the heavy metal-laden CC-Fe could be isolated again from treated solution and reused after the desorption treatment. The functional groups of CC-Fe made efforts to the removal of heavy metals.