This　paper　presents　results　of　chemical　activation　of　sewage　sludge,　a　waste　material　generated　in　sewage　treatment　processes,　to　produce　an　adsorbent　for　Direct　Fast　Brown　M　removal.　Dewatered　sewage　sludge　samples　were　＇subjedted　to　chemical　treatment　by　zinc　chloride　at　various　molar　concentrations　and　were　then　pyrolyzed　in　inert　gas　atmosphere　at　various　temperatures　for　different　hold　times.　Scanning　electron　microscope　image　photographs,　element　composition,　and　pore　structure　were　analyzed　for　the　sludge　adsorbent　characteristics.　In　this　study,　it　was　shown　that　pyrolysis　temperature　and　activation　chemicals　used　significantly　affect　the　surface　area　development　and　pore　structure　evolution.　Solution　molar　concentration　of　the　activating　agent　is　a　particularly　important　factor.　The　optimal　conditions　for　a　larger　surface　area　adsorbent　were　4　M　ZnCl2-immersed　sludge　pyrolyzed　at　550　degrees　C　for　60　m,in,　the　highest.　BET　surface　area　and　micropore　area　achieves　174　in　m(2/)g,　and　95　in　m(2)/g,　respectively.　The　experiment　to　adsorb　the　Direct　Fast　Brown　M　waste　water　was　carried　out.　It　is　noteworthy　to　point　out　that　more　than　80%　reduction　in　COD　value　has　occurred　for　wastewater　sample.　Experimental　results　show　clearly　that　the　sludge　derived　adsorbent　is　capable　of　removing　Direct　Fast　Brown　M　by　adsorption,　its　capacity　is　about　71%　that　of　the　GAC,　the　maximum　adsorption　capacity　is　500　mg/g.　Experimental　results　demonstrate　that　sewage　sludge,　a　waste　material　in　abundant　supply,　is　a　viable　source　of　activated　adsorbents.