Tellurium, a rare element with special properties, has practical industrial application value, but the extensive utilization of tellurium has caused irreparable damage to the ecological environment and human health. Meanwhile, the toxicity of Te(IV) is higher than that of Te(VI), thus it is crucial to develop an environmentally friendly material for removing Te(IV). In this work, bacterial cellulose membrane (BCM) was prepared by dissolution and regeneration of bacterial cellulose (BC), and then a novel TiO2 coated BCM (TiO2@BCM) was prepared by in-situ growth of TiO2 on the surface of BCM by hydrothermal method, which can be used for tellurium adsorption from tellurium-containing contaminants with maximum adsorption capacity of 103.64 mg/g. Importantly, BC is a sustainable, degradable and renewable material that is widely used worldwide. It also can be used as a novel support for TiO2 with the advantages of enhanced adsorption recycling. Besides, kinetics and thermodynamics studies show that tellurium was adsorbed onto TiO2@BCM by chemical interactions through the monolayer. Furthermore, the possible adsorption mechanism is also proposed, which was achieved by ion exchange between -OH on the surface of TiO2@BCM and TeO32− in aqueous solution. Additionally, TiO2@BCM has excellent regenerability and still achieve 50% removal efficiency after the ninth cycle. Therefore, these unique advantages of TiO2@BCM make it as a potential candidate for practical application in tellurium separation. Adsorption process of tellurium by TiO2@BCM with good cycle and high adsorption capacity.