In this paper, we have shown a facile strategy for the construction of porous TiO2 nanotube-carbon macroscopic monoliths (TNCMs). The resulting macroscopic materials not only possess multimodal porosity, large surface area, and good optical properties, but also combine the advantages of both adsorption materials and photocatalytic materials. Furthermore, the TNCMs can be easily recovered and the robustness of the TNCMs allows them to be reused. Therefore, the as-prepared TNCMs greatly facilitate the purification of organic wastewater, which should have potential for real-world water purification. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.