The invention discloses a method for regulating the adsorption of heavy metals in a single system by using carbon nanomaterials. It is to weigh 50 mg of carbon nanomaterials into a 150 ml Erlenmeyer flask, add 100 ml, 100 mg·L ‑1 Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ 、Cd 2 Single ion solution, adjust the pH to 6, shake at room temperature for 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, 8 h, 24 h, and filter the solution quickly , The residual concentration of metal ions in the filtrate was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The invention further discloses the application of the method for regulating the adsorption of heavy metals in a single system by carbon nanomaterials in improving the adsorption speed of heavy metals. Among them, the adsorption affinity is strong for carbon nanotubes and Cd, strong for graphene oxide and Cu, and strong for graphene and Pb.