Chitosan based adsorbents for wastewater treatment Chitosan is a natural amino polymer. It is eco friendly biocompatible biodegradable cost effective easily available and has high potential to be utilized as an adsorbent. Because of their excellent chelating power chitosan based adsorbents have a very high ability to bind pollutants present in contaminated water and wastewater. Keywords: Wastewater Treatment Adsorbent Chitosan Adsorption Capacity of Chitosan Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater Dye Removal from Wastewater Chitosan Based Nanocomposites Removal of Arsenicals from Wastewater Surfactants for Chitosan Surfactants for B