Self-prepared　beaded　activated　carbons　(SBAC)　were　derived　from　carbonized　phenolic　formaldehyde　(PF)　resins　through　an　optimal　activation　procedure　(900　degrees　C　for　4　h)　using　CO2　and　compared　with　a　commercial　BAC　(termed　KBAC)　over　physicochemical　properties,　adsorption　performance　against　methyl　ethyl　ketone　(MEK)　and　toluene　(TOL),　and　their　regenerability.　Langmuir,　Freundlich,　and　Dubinin-Radushkevich　(D-R)　isotherm　models　showed　good　fitting　results.　The　isosteric　heat　of　adsorption　was　calculated　using　the　Clausius-Clapeyron　equation;　the　parameters　obtained　from　the　D-R　isotherm　indicate　that　the　physisorption　predominates　the　adsorption　process.　Microwave　heating　was　applied　to　regenerate　the　saturated　adsorbents　to　examine　the　effect　of　irradiation　power　and　heating　time　on　the　desorption　behavior.　Within　12　min　of　microwave　irradiation,　excellent　desorption　efficiencies　were　shown,　reaching　110　+/-　14.4%,　104　+/-　2.6%,　90.2　+/-　2.3%,　and　85.5　+/-　5.7%　for　MEK-SBAC,　MEK-KBAC,　TOL-SBAC,　and　TOL-KBAC　samples,　respectively.　Kinetic　models　were　further　employed　to　illustrate　the　desorption　behavior,　showing　that　intraparticle　diffusion　in　SBAC　and　KBAC　was　the　rate-limiting　step　during　microwave　heating.　The　core　kinetic　parameters　could　provide　insights　for　lab-scale　or　practical　engineering　scale　design.　In　conclusion,　this　study　demonstrates　the　excellent　adsorption　performance　of　SBAC　and　the　feasibility　of　microwave　regeneration　of　BACs.