This study reports on the development of an iron oxidecellulose composite material for the controlled removal of 4hydroxy3nitrobenzenearsonic acid (roxarsone), a model organoarsenical. Hematite (He) and a hematitecellulose (HeCell) composite adsorbents were prepared and characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), nitrogen adsorption, and various spectroscopic (IR, Raman, XRD, and TEM) .