A novel chelating resin (PPS-ATD) containing N and S elements was prepared through the chloromethylation of polyphenylene sulfide resin and subsequent functionalization with 2amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (ATD). The structure of PPS-ATD was systematically characterized and analyzed by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscope, and energy dispersive spectrometer. The adsorption performance of PPS-ATD was evaluated by batch methods at different pH, temperature, adsorption time, and initial concentration, and the results showed that the PPS-ATD exhibited high adsorption capacity (197.79 mg·g −1 at 298 K) and selectivity for Hg(II). The adsorption of PPS-ATD for Hg(II) was well fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model, and the adsorption process was endothermic. After 5 consecutive regeneration cycles, no obvious loss in the adsorption capacity of the PPS-ATD was found, which implied that the PPS-ATD had great application prospects in the treatment of mercury-containing wastewater. KEYWORDS 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole, Hg(II), adsorption performance, chelating resin, polyphenylene sulfide 1 | INTRODUCTION Mercury is a toxic heavy metal and refractory pollutant, which is regarded as a highly dangerous element by the environmental protection department. 1-3 In human activities, emissions of mercury pollutants are mainly from the calcination of sulfide ore and the combustion of fossil fuel. 4-6 These mercury pollutants cause the production of mercury-containing wastewater and pollute the environment, 7,8 because of the volatility, persistence, and bioaccumulation of mercury wastewater, 9-11 and the treatments of mercury-containing wastewater got great attention in recent years.It is very important to develop effective technologies to deal with mercury-containing wastewater. There are many methods to treat mercury-containing wastewater, such as chemical precipitation, membrane filtration, electrodialysis, phytoremediation, and adsorption.However, adsorption is one of the most promising techniques for removing mercury from water. [12][13][14][15] Various solid adsorbents including fibers, resins, and inorganic materials were provided to adsorb mercury ions, [16][17][18][19] and among them, activated carbon and macro-porous polystyrene resin have an excellent absorption capacity for mercury, [20][21][22] but chelating resin has a stronger binding force with metal ions than other solid adsorbents, and higher adsorption selectivity for metal ions, 23,24 and mercapto chelating resin have an excellent complexation with mercury ions. [25][26][27][28] The selective adsorption is considered to be an obvious advantage for the treatment of wastewater.Most of chelating resins are prepared on the basis of polystyrene resin. Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is a novel resin matrix, which can be used to prepare functional materials, and since 2012, a series of fibrous ion exchanger based on PPS have been prepared by our laboratory. [29][30][31][32] However, little systemat...