The present study was conducted to determine the adsorption capacity of NH_4-N from wastewater by vermiculite and to test the influence of pH value, temperature, ammonium concentration and applied quantity of vermiculite minerals on the removal rate of ammonium. The saturated ammonium adsorption capacity (Q_0) of vermiculite was found to be 20.83 mg·g~(-1). Within the pH rang 2.0~6.0, the adsorption quantity increased with increasing pH value, and then decreased with a further rise of the value from 6.0 to 9.0. The temperature had a negative ...