Abstract:Polymer resins (PDMA and PDVB) were prepared by suspension polymerization and solvothermal method using divinylbenzene (DVB) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) as monomers respectively. The samples were characterized by BET, IR and SEM. Adsorption performance of phenol on these resins was investigated. DVB-MMA copolymer resin prepared by suspension polymerization had larger pore size distribution of 2~4nm and 5~30nm, and higher surface area of 566 m2/g. The adsorption capacity of phenol on DVB-MMA copolymer (PDMA-XF) can be achieved to 170.4 mg/g at concentration of 4500 mg/L. A strong interaction between the oxygen atoms of ester carbonyl and hydrogen atoms of the phenolic hydroxyl would result in high adsorption capacity of phenol.