The　aim　of　this　work　was　to　study　the　removal　of　Cu　(II)　and　U　(VI)　ions　from　aqueous　solutions　by　encapsulating　magnetic　Fe3O4　nanoparticles　into　calcium　alginate　coated　chitosan　hydrochloride　(CCM)　hydrogel　beads.　ATR-FTIR　and　XRD　analysis　data　indicated　that　the　CCM　composites　were　successfully　prepared.　SEM　images　and　EDX　spectra　showed　that　Cu2+　and　UO22+　ions　were　adhered　onto　sorbents.　Adsorption　properties　for　removal　of　both　copper　and　uranium　ions　under　various　experimental　conditions　were　investigated.　Kinetic　data　and　sorption　equilibrium　isotherms　were　also　conducted　in　batch　process.　The　sorption　kinetic　analysis　revealed　that　sorption　of　Cu　(II)　and　U　(VI)　followed　the　pseudo-second-order　model　well　and　exhibited　3-stage　intraparticle　diffusion　model　during　the　whole　sorption　process.　Equilibrium　data　were　best　described　by　Langmuir　model,　and　the　CCM　composite　hydrogel　beads　showed　the　estimated　maximum　adsorption　capacity　143.276　mg/g　and　392.692　mg/g　for　Cu　(II)　and　U　(VI),　respectively.　The　CCM　adsorbent　exhibited　excellent　reusability　for　five　cycles　use　without　significant　changes　in　the　adsorption　capacity　and　structural　stability.　The　results　demonstrated　that　CCM　can　be　an　effective　and　promising　sorbent　for　Cu　(II)　and　U　(VI)　ions　in　wastewater.　©　2017　Elsevier　Inc.