A　novel　amphoteric　granular　lignin　adsorbent　(AGLA)　was　prepared　using　magnesium　lignosulfonate　as　a　raw　material　which　was　provided　by　a　straw　sulfite　pulp　mill　in　Guangdong　Province,　China.　A　reactive　dye　(red　K-3B)　was　used　as　an　adsorbate　to　investigate　the　adsorption　behavior　by　static　and　mobile　ways.　The　removal　of　reactive　red　K-3B　was　found　to　be　initially　pH　and　concentration　dependent.　Moreover,　an　increase　of　solution　temperature　ranging　from　5°C　to　60°C　helped　to　enhance　the　rate　of　intraparticle　diffusion　of　adsorbate　and　changes　in　the　size　of　the　pores　of　the　adsorbent　and　thus　to　reduce　the　adsorption　time.　The　total　breakthrough　adsorption　capacity　was　531　mg/g,　and　the　saturated　adsorption　capacity　was　560　mg/g,　which　prevailed　over　the　activated　carbons　evidently.　The　reactive　red　K-3B　adsorbed　on　AGLA　could　be　recovered　with　a　mixture　of　alcohol,　NaCl　and　HCl　aqueous　solutions.　The　recovery　percentage　could　reach　92.4%.　©　2005　Science　Press.　All　rights　reserved.