This work reports the adsorptive removal of congo red using as-fabricated polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes modified with beta cyclodextrin (β-CD). Diverse techniques were used to characterize the membranes' performance and microstructural and morphological properties. The effect of pH, dye initial concentration, adsorbent dosage, contact time on adsorption efficiency were investigated. Filtration studies were carried out using a deadend cell. The results showed that the introduction of β-CD in membrane matrix improved membrane performance, adsorption, and filtration properties.Bulk porosity increased from 61.46% to 87.55% and contact angle decreased from 84.17 0 to 67.93 0 . Water flux at 1 bar improved from 12.42 to 269.08 L.m À2 . hr À1 . Maximum adsorption for congo red was obtained at pH 7, with PVDF/β-CD membranes removing 96.15% and pristine PVDF removing 54.27% of congo red. The adsorptive removal of congo red was best described by the pseudosecond order kinetics and best fitted the Freundlich isotherm model. According