The　study　was　conducted　regarding　the　recovery　of　chromium(III)　from　chrome　tanning　wastewater　by　precipitation　and　adsorption　processes.　The　adsorption　was　conducted　with　a　spherical　sulfonic　lignin　adsorbent,　denoted　as　SSLA　and　the　factors　affecting　the　precipitation　and　adsorption　as　well　as　desorption　were　comprehensively　discussed.　The　recovery　reached　91.6%　by　applying　12.0g/L　of　sodium　hydroxide　as　precipitant,　25mg/L　of　cationic　polyacrylamide　as　flocculant　and　3.0g/g　Cr　of　H(2)SO(4)　as　solution　medium.　The　adsorption　of　chromium(III)　from　the　supernatant　liquid　with　SSLA　has　been　found　to　be　initially　pH　and　concentration　dependent　aided　by　higher　adsorption　temperature　which　helps　to　improve　the　adsorption　capacity　of　SSLA.　The　breakthrough　adsorption　capacity　of　SSLA　is　63.5mg/g,　and　the　saturated　adsorption　capacity　is　76.3mg/g.　Moreover,　the　chromium(III)　adsorbed　on　SSLA　can　be　recovered　with　1.0mol/L　H(2)SO(4)　solution,　the　recovery　is　approximately　99.6%.　It　has　been　proved　from　the　cost　analysis　that　the　recovery　of　chromium(III)　from　the　chrome　tanning　wastewater　by　precipitation　and　adsorption　processes　is　a　promising　and　economically　feasible　technique.