La présente étude porte sur les potentialités de la lignine issue de la cuisson sulfate de l’alfa grass à éliminer le Cr (VI) des solutions aqueuses. Les variations du pH, de la concentration initiale du Cr (VI), de la température, du temps de contact, de la dose de l’adsorbant et leurs effets sur la capacité d’adsorption sont vérifiés expérimentalement. L’adsorption du Cr (VI) sur la lignine est maximale en milieu acide de pH = 2. Elle est optimale à une concentration initiale Cr (VI) de 180 mg•L-1, une dose de lignine de 4 g•L-1 et à un temps de contact maximal de 80 min. Les résultats de l’étude sont exploités à l’aide des équations de Langmuir, de Lagergren et d’Arrhenius afin de déterminer les divers paramètres d’équilibre tels que la capacité maximale d’adsorption, l’énergie d’adsorption, d’interaction et d’activation et les constantes d’équilibre adsorbat-adsorbant. L’application du modèle de Langmuir pour les données expérimentales d’isotherme d’adsorption a permis d’obtenir une capacité maximale d’adsorption de 75,8 mg•g-1 à 40 °C. Le paramètre sans dimension (RL) dont les valeurs sont situées entre 0,060 et 0,818 (0

Activated lignin, having a surface area of 1023 m2 g-1, has been prepared from lignin sulfate that was treated by 30% H2O2 and carbonized at 300°C in order to test the chromium (VI) adsorption from aqueous solution. The influence of contact time, pH, initial concentration of adsorbent and adsorbate and temperature on the adsorption capacity was investigated. The maximum removal of Cr(VI) was found to be 92.36% at pH=2 and a contact time of 80 min. Optimal concentration of lignin and Cr(VI) was found to be 3.8 gL-1 and 180mg L-1, respectively. The adsorption kinetics was examined with pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order equations. The analytical data fit well to the pseudo-second-order equation, and the rate of removal of chromium was found to speed up by increasing the temperature. Activation energy for the adsorption process was found to be 18.19 KJ mol-1. The Langmuir-Freundlich adsorption isotherm models were applied to describe the isotherm and its constants for the adsorption of Cr(VI) on lignin. These constants and correlation coefficients of the isotherm models were calculated and compared with each other. Results indicated that Cr(VI) uptake could be described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of Cr(VI) on lignin was 75.75 mg g-1 at a temperature of 40°C. The dimensionless equilibrium parameter (RL) signified a favorable adsorption of Cr(VI) on lignin and was found to be between 0.0601 and 0.818 (0L<1). The thermodynamic parameters such as ?G°, ?S°, and ?H° were calculated and it has been found that the reaction was spontaneous and endothermic in nature. This study indicates that lignin has the potential to become an effective and economical adsorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) from waste water.