In this work, Pectin/Poly (acrylamide-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) chelating (PPAA) hydrogels, a novel adsorbent was used for the adsorption of phenol and resorcinol systematically. Batch experiment studies showed that the removal efficiency of phenol and resorcinol by PPAA was influenced by pH, adsorbent dose, contact time and the concentrations of phenol and resorcinol solutions. Kinetics and isotherms at different concentrations were performed to evaluate the adsorption capacity. The PPAA adsorption capacity towards resorcinol was greater than phenol. The adsorbent was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X- ray Spectroscopy (EDX). The adsorption capacity of PPAA hydrogels calculated from the Langmuir model was found to be 80.64 mg/g and 86.20 mg/g for phenol and resorcinol respectively.