Different　zeolites　were　screened　to　achieve　the　aim　of　effective　selective　removal　of　p-xylene　(PX)　from　the　pure　terephthalic　acid　(PTA)　wastewater,　and　the　ZSM-5　zeolite　modified　by　NH4Cl　was　chosen　as　a　suitable　adsorbent　because　of　the　maximum　equilibrium　adsorption　capacity　and　the　largest　selectivity　factor.　The　selectivity　factors　of　PX　to　Co2+　and　PX　to　Mn2+　can　attain　1778.069　and　1875.650,　respectively,　and　the　saturation　adsorption　capacity　of　PX　even　increases　to　126.10　mg·g-1.　First,　the　adsorption　experiments　were　conducted　at　298.15,　308.15,　318.15,　and　328.15　K　with　the　initial　concentration　of　PX　ranging　from　50　to　180　mg·L-1　in　a　batch　adsorber.　The　Langmuir　model　agreed　better　with　the　experimental　results　than　did　the　Freundlich　model.　The　adsorption　parameters　of　thermodynamics　are　ΔS　=　-17.83　J·mol-1·K-1,　ΔH　=　-12.33　kJ　mol-1,　and　ΔG　<　0,　respectively.　It　is　demonstrated　that　the　adsorption　of　PX　on　the　H-ZSM-5　zeolite　is　a　spontaneous　and　exothermic　physisorption.　Second,　the　kinetics　of　PX　adsorbed　on　the　H-ZSM-5　zeolite　was　studied　by　batch　adsorption.　The　results　showed　that　the　pseudo-second-order　rate　model　can　be　used　to　better　describe　the　adsorption　behavior　of　PX　on　the　H-ZSM-5　zeolite.　The　H-ZSM-5　zeolite　is　successfully　regenerated　using　the　high-temperature　roasting　method.　On　the　basis　of　this,　the　molding　process　of　the　solid　H-ZSM-5　zeolite　was　further　studied.　Finally,　fixed　bed　adsorption　was　conducted　in　a　tubular　glassware　instrument　to　obtain　the　breakthrough　curves.　The　influences　of　operation　parameters　on　the　adsorption　process　in　the　fixed　bed　were　discussed.　The　results　showed　that　H+-exchanged　ZSM-5　zeolite　was　a　highly　efficient　material　for　selectively　adsorbing　PX　from　PTA　wastewater.　(Figure　Presented).　©　2017　American　Chemical　Society.