Synthesis, characterization, Pb(II) adsorption, recovery, preconcentration and reusability of different nanoadsorbents were investigated in detail. With green synthesis, silver, iron oxide and iron copper nanoparticles (AgNPs, Fe3O4NPs and Fe/CuNPs) were synthesized and modified with chitosan and alginate natural polymers to form nanocomposite beads (Fe3O4‐CS, Fe3O4−AT, Fe/Cu−CS and Fe/Cu−AT). When the adsorption efficiencies of the seven synthesized nanoadsorbents from the aqueous medium were compared, it was seen that the magnetic bimetallic Fe/Cu−CS beads provided the highest adsorption with 100 % efficiency for Pb(II). The adsorption mechanism, effects of temperature, initial lead ion concentration and pH of the solution on the Pb(II) adsorption capacity of Fe/Cu−CS beads were investigated. The recovery studies have shown that Fe/Cu−CS beads have good adsorption/desorption performance around 90 % of desorption was achieved with 5 mM HNO3. These results show that Fe/Cu−CS beads have potential to be a promising material for adsorption, preconcentration and desorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution.