Pristine　montmorillonite　(Mont)　was　used　as　raw　materials　to　prepare　hydroxyl-Fe-pillared　Mont,　hydroxyl-Al-pillared　Mont,　and　hydroxyl-Fe-Al-pillared　Mont　composites.　By　varying　the　OH/Fe　and　Fe/Al　molar　ratios　during　the　preparation　of　the　pillared　Mont,　the　adsorption　capacity　of　zearalenone　(ZEA)　and　the　kinetics　were　elucidated.　The　characterization　of　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD)　and　Fourier　transform　infrared　(FT-IR)　spectroscopy　reveals　the　adsorption　mechanism　of　pristine　and　modified　Mont.　The　results　indicated　that　the　ZEA　adsorption　capacity　is　Mont　(0.05　mg/g)　©　2020　Shengqiong　Fang　et　al.