Cellulose　adsorbent　was　prepared　by　ATRP　grafting　of　glycidyl　methacrylate　onto　a　cellulose　backbone　with　subsequent　functionalization　with　ethanediamine,　and　then　used　for　the　removal　of　Cr(VI)　from　aqueous　solution.　Batch　experiments　were　carried　out　to　investigate　the　effects　of　initial　pH　and　initial　Cr(VI)　concentration　on　the　adsorption　performance.　The　optimum　pH　for　adsorption　of　Cr(VI)　ranged　from　2　to　3,　and　the　maximum　uptake　of　Cr(VI)　from　solution　was　500　mg/g　at　pH　3.0　and　50　degrees　C.　Langmuir　and　Freundlich　isotherms　were　applied　to　the　adsorption　process,　and　the　thermodynamic　parameters　were　calculated.　The　results　showed　that　the　sorption　process　to　be　feasible,　spontaneous,　and　endothermic.　Kinetics　studies　revealed　that　the　pseudo-second-order　kinetic　model　fitted　well　with　the　experimental　data　and　the　intra-particle　diffusion　was　not　the　only　rate-determining　step　for　Cr(VI)　sorption　onto　adsorbent.　The　cellulose　adsorbent　before　and　after　Cr(VI)　adsorption　were　characterized　using　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM),　energy　dispersive　x-ray　analysis　(EDX),　Fourier　transform　infrared　(FTIR)　and　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy　(XPS).　Regeneration　of　cellulose　adsorbent　loaded　with　Cr(VI)　can　be　achieved　by　treating　with　2.0M　NaOH.