Lignin-a　low-cost　and　abundant　material　from　pulp　and　paper　industries,　can　be　adopted　as　a　promising　raw　stuff　to　prepare　a　novel　amphoteric　granular　lignin　adsorbent　(AGLA)　for　the　removal　and　recovery　of　heavy　metals.　The　preparation　procedures　were　optimized.　And,　some　characteristics　of　AGLA　were　also　studied.　It　can　be　concluded　that　the　ideal　cross-linked　granular　lignin　beads　can　be　prepared　by　reacting　100　ml　45%　of　magnesium　lignin　sulfonate　aqueous　solution　with　15　g　HCl　solution　and　25　g　formaldehyde　solution　at　60　similar　to　90　degreesC　for　1.6　h　at　the　continuous　stirring　speed　of　150　similar　to　200　r/min.　The　quaternarization　reaction　should　be　carried　out　under　the　conditions　of　40　g　CHPTMA,　3　h　and　70　degreesC　by　using　10　mL　20%　NaOH　solution　as　catalyst　to　obtain　the　AGLA　with　satisfactory　properties.　The　cation　exchange　capacity　and　anion-exchange　capacity　of　the　AGLA　obtained　are　1.26　and　0.65　mmol/g,　respectively.