An innovative strategy allowing the development of a new generation of easy‐to‐prepare and easy‐to‐use nano‐sized catalysts with high tenability is presented. This strategy is based on the formation of hybrid polyion complexes (HPICs) from the complexation of copper with a block copolymer consisting of an ionizable complexing block and a neutral stabilizer block. These complexes have a well‐defined structure and size with a hydrodynamic diameter around 29 nm. They are stable in aqueous solution over a pH range from 4 to 8 and are not sensitive to NaCl salt addition or dilution effects. As a proof‐of‐concept the degradation of naphthol blue black in water through the use of the Fenton or photo‐Fenton reaction is studied. Their performances are comparable to a classical homogeneous reaction, whereas HPICs are easily recyclable by simple dialysis.
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