A　novel　spherical　lignin-base　adsorbent　(L-BAA)　was　prepared　by　reversed　phase　suspension　polymerization　technique.　The　L-BAA　was　characterized　by　element　analysis　and　FTIR　spectra.　The　modified　lignin　beads　(L-BAA)　were　used　to　adsorb　Cr　(VI)　from　aqueous　solution.　The　effects　of　the　contact　time,　the　pH　value,　the　initial　concentration　and　the　temperature　on　the　adsorption　were　investigated.　It　was　found　that　Cr　(VI)　adsorption　was　greatly　dependent　on　the　pH　and　temperature　of　the　Cr　(VI)　aqueous　solution.　When　the　temperature　was　25　oC,　the　maximum　capacity　of　417.26　mg/g　was　attained　at　0.82　pH.　The　adsorption　capacity　is　better　than　other　reported　adsorbents.　All　of　the　end　pHs　were　higher　than　the　initial　pHs.　The　results　indicated　that　the　adsorption　belongs　in　ligand　exchange　mechanism.　High　temperature　promoted　adsorption,　the　high　capacity　473.80　mg/g　was　attained　at　35　°C　and　the　adsorption　efficiency　was　up　to　94.76　%.　This　result　indicated　that　the　adsorption　was　not　only　physical　but　also　chemical,　which　could　be　proved　more　by　the　FTIR　spectra,　and　the　adsorption　was　an　endothermic　progress.　©　2011　IEEE.