A　novel　spherical　lignin-based　adsorbent,　denoted　as　SLBA,　was　prepared　using　alkali　lignin　as　a　raw　material　which　was　provided　by　a　masson　pine　pulp　mill　in　Fujian,　China.　Then　an　investigation　was　conducted　regarding　the　adsorption　behavior　of　a　reactive　dye　(Turquoise　Blue　KN-G)　from　aqueous　solutions　with　the　above　new　spherical　lignin-based　adsorbent　containing　the　quaternary　ammonium　cationic　group.　Moreover,　various　affecting　factors　on　the　adsorption　were　optimized.　It　was　found　that　the　adsorption　of　reactive　Turquoise　Blue　KN-G　on　the　adsorbent　was　found　to　be　initially　pH　and　concentration　dependent.　The　concentration　helped　to　increase　the　equilibrium　adsorption　capacity.　With　an　increase　in　solution　pH　ranging　from　3　to　8,　the　removal　percentage　increased　sharply　from　12.3%　to　98.6%,　and　at　pH　=　10,　the　removal　rate　reached　100%.　The　adsorption　process　followed　the　Langmuir　adsorption　isotherm,　i.e.,　Ce/qe=0.0002136　+　0.001225Ce.　Moreover,　RL,　a　dimensionless　separation　factor　of　an　equilibrium　parameter,　was　8.711　×　10,　which　was　far　less　than　0.1　indicating　the　favorable　adsorption.　The　saturated　adsorption　capacity　was　816.3　mg/g,　and　the　total　breakthrough　removal　capacity　was　761　mg/g,　which　prevailed　over　the　commercial　activated　carbons　evidently.　The　reactive　Turquoise　Blue　KN-G　adsorbed　on　SLBA　could　be　recovered　with　a　mixture　of　alcohol,　dicyandiamide-formaldehyde　polycondensate　and　HCl　aqueous　solutions.　And,　the　maximum　desorption　efficiency　could　reach　98.7%.