Macroporous crosslinked poly(p-vinylbenzylaniline) resin was synthesized from chloromethylated polystyrene, and the adsorption isotherms of phenol in hexane and in aqueous media were measured, and adsorption enthalpies were calculated. The results indicated that hydrogen bonding was primarily responsible for the adsorption in hexane, and the nitrogen atom and benzene ring of the loaded aniline group of the resin acted as hydrogen bonding acceptors to form hydrogen bonding with the hydrogen atoms of the hydroxyl groups of phenols, while hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction were involved for the adsorption in aqueous media.

Key words: resin, phenol, adsorption, hydrogen bonding