Adsorption of PTA wastewater from the purifing unit on activated carbon was studied.The results show that the equilibrium time is 2 hours.It is beneficial for the adsorption when the pH value of waste water is about 3.0.The adsorption isothermal equation can be represented by Freundlich isotherm.The dynamic adsorption capacity is 63.46 mg/g.The regeneration extent of granular activated carbon is nearly 90% after it is immersed for 5 hours by 20% sodium hydrate.