In　this　paper,　three　impregnated　activated　carbon　IAC　(AC-Cu,　AC-Fe,　and　AC-Al)　promoted　by　Iron,　Copper　and　Aluminum　were　used　for　adsorption　of　ceftazidime.　Iron(III),　Copper(II)　and　Aluminum(III)　nitrate　were　used　as　an　impregnant.　The　IACs　were　characterized　by　scanning　electron　microscope　(SEM),　Brunauer-Emmett-Teller　(BET)　surface　area　analyzer,　Fourier　transform　infrared　spectroscopy　(FTIR)　and　X-ray　Photoelectron　Spectroscopy　(XPS).The　influence　of　factors,　such　as　ion　strength,　pH,　temperature,　initial　concentration,　and　concentration　of　natural　organic　matter　organic　matter　on　the　adsorption　process　were　studied.　The　adsorption　kinetics　and　isotherms　of　ceftazidime　were　studied　for　the　three　IACs.　The　results　showed　that　the　adsorption　was　accurately　represented　by　pseudo-second　order　model.　Under　different　temperature,　the　maximum　adsorption　quantity　of　ceftazidime　on　AC-Cu　calculated　by　pseudo　second　order　kinetic　model　were　200.0　mg　g(-1)　(298　K),　196.1　mg　g(-1)　(303　K)　and　185.2　mg　g(-1)　(308　K).　It　was　much　higher　than　that　of　AC-Fe　and　AC-Al.　And　the　process　was　controlled　by　both　film　diffusion　and　intra　particle　mass　transport.　The　results　also　showed　that,　the　Freundlich　and　Temkin　isotherm　fit　the　adsorption　well.　(C)　2016　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.