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ABSTRACT To carry out our research, C6CoFeN6@poly-1-naphthol nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized by SEM, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, thermogravimetric analysis and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analyses. The SEM images indicate that the average particle sizes are about 60 nm in diameter. The BET result provides a clear evidence for the high surface area of the sample 180.6 m2/g. Cs(I) ions removed from the aqueous solution in a batch mode using CoHCF@poly-1-nanphtol as an adsorbent. The adsorption effecting parameters such as the solution pH, initial Cs(I) concentration, contact time and temperature were studied. Maximum sorption capacity for the nanocomposite was found to be 200.5 mg/g at 1000 mg/g, pH = 5 and 298 K. The time-adsorption dependence studies indicated that the maximum Cs(I) uptake was within the initial 40 min contact time and the adsorption mechanism was governed by the double exponential model. The equilibrium sorption data fitted well to the Freudlich model with n ˃ 1 indicating a stronger interaction and high affinity of C6CoFeN6@poly-1-naphthol for Cs(I) ions. The thermodynamic parameters, including changes in Gibbs free energy, entropy and enthalpy, were determined. The results indicated that CoHCF–poly-1-nanphtol could be a potential adsorbent for the uptake of Cs(I) ions from an aqueous solution.