Beaded　activated　carbons　(BACs)　were　derived　from　waste　bamboo　tar　through　carbonization　(500　degrees　C　for　2　hr)　followed　by　physical　activation　using　carbon　dioxide　(800-900　degrees　C　for　2-4　hr).　The　adsorbent　was　examined　for　their　physical　and　chemical　properties,　adsorption　capacities　toward　methylethylketone　(MEK)　and　toluene,　and　regenerabilities　under　microwave　heating.　It　was　found　that　the　maximum　total　surface　area　reached　for　bamboo-tar-derived　BAC　after　physical　activation　was　1364　m(2)　g(-1),　and　more　than　95%　of　the　area　was　attributed　to　the　microporous　structures.　Langmuir,　Freundlich,　and　Dubinin-Radushkevich　(D-R)　isotherm　models　were　applied　to　the　adsorption　isotherm　fitting,　and　the　minimum　R(2)for　each　model　was　0.986,　0.915,　and　0.943,　respectively.　The　isosteric　heats　of　adsorption　calculated　based　on　D-R　parameters　for　methylethylketone　and　toluene　were　44.04　to　51.50　and　45.88　to　73.27　KJ　mol(-1),　respectively.　They　were　slightly　over　the　range　of　physisorption　and　increased　with　adsorbate　loading,　which　might　be　related　to　the　micropore　filling　mechanism.　Microwave　regeneration　under　600　W　of　power　output　removed　most　of　the　adsorbate　(＞93.03%)　within　8　min.　The　results　of　this　study　are　intended　to　benefit　future　study　on　waste-derived　adsorbent　in　environmental　applications.　Implications　Recycling　waste　bamboo　tar　for　the　novel　adsorbent　preparation　is　shown　feasible　in　this　study.　Beaded　activated　carbon　(BAC)　synthesized　from　this　waste　bamboo　tar　possessed　a　high　specific　surface　area,　which　aided　in　the　capturing　of　volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs).　Three　adsorption　isotherms,　Langmuir,　Freundlich,　Dubinin-Radushkevich　(D-R)　models　can　be　applied　in　interpreting　the　experimental　adsorption　data,　providing　information　on　adsorption　heat　and　possible　adsorption　mechanism.　A　potential　microwave　regeneration　method　for　BAC　is　tested,　showing　high　desorption　efficiencies　with　minimum　heel　formation.　These　findings　can　provide　a　new　pathway　for　waste　bamboo　tar　management　and　VOC　abatement　using　adsorbents.