D-Glyceric　acid　(D-GA)　is　a　glycerol　derivative　with　various　promising　biological　functions.　This　paper　reports　the　adsorption　of　D-GA　from　aqueous　solution　using　a　strong　basic　resin.　The　effect　of　pH　on　the　uptake　of　D-GA　was　studied,　and　several　models　were　used　to　investigate　the　interactions　of　D-GA　and　the　resin.　A　theoretical　model　based　on　ion　exchange　and　adsorption　was　developed　to　fit　the　isotherms　under　various　pH　or　temperatures.　Kinetic　experiments　under　different　initial　D-GA　concentrations　were　also　performed　to　define　the　controlling　mechanism　of　the　overall　adsorption　process.　The　results　showed　that　the　uptake　process　of　D-GA　was　controlled　by　the　rate　of　D-GA　diffusion　through　the　polymeric　matrix　of　the　resin.　This　study　provides　valuable　information　and　theoretical　support　for　the　scale-up　and　optimization　of　operating　conditions　for　the　recovery　of　D-GA.