The experiments were conducted to analyze the characteristics of Mn^2+ ion adsorption in liquid/solid systems by using water and acid rinsed vermiculite samples as the sorbents. Significant adsorbate and adsorbent effects were observed in the tested systems for both water and acid rinsed samples. The vermiculite samples rinsed by distilled water had much more higher Mn^2+ ion removal rate than the samples rinsed by diluted sulfuric acid. The adsorption capacity of vermiculite was lowered in the acid rinsing process due to occupation of large ...