Efficient　removal　of　antibiotics　from　the　aquatic　environment　is　urgently　needed　due　to　their　obstinate　accumulation　and　non-biodegradability.　In　this　study,　a　mesoporous　carbon　material　(ZC-0.5)　was　successfully　synthesized　for　the　adsorption　of　sulfamethoxazole　(SMX),　one　of　the　major　antibiotics　for　the　treatment　of　human　and　animal　infections.　ZIF-8　as　the　precursor　of　ZC-0.5,　specifically,　using　cetyl　trimethyl　ammonium　bromide　(CTAB)　and　sodium　laurate　(SL)　as　dual　templates　and　carbonizing　at　800　celcius.　This　novel　adsorbent　exhibited　a　high　proportion　of　mesopore　(75.64%)　and　a　large　specific　surface　area　(1459.73　m(2)center　dot　g(-1)).　The　adsorption　experiment　examined　the　reusability　of　ZC-0.5　and　that　it　could　retain　superior　maximum　adsorption　capacities　(167.45　mg　center　dot　L-1)　after　five　cycles　of　adsorption　and　desorption.　The　adsorption　process　satisfied　the　pseudo-second-order　kinetic　(PSO)　and　mixed　first-　and　second-order　kinetic　(MOE).　It　also　satisfied　the　Freundlich　and　Sips　isotherm　models.　Moreover,　thermodynamic　calculation　indicated　the　adsorption　process　was　spontaneous,　endothermal,　and　entropy-increasing.　Furthermore,　plausible　adsorption　mechanisms　were　explained　through　van　der　Waals　force,　electrostatic　interaction,　hydrophobic　force,　pi-pi　interaction,　and　hydrogen　bond.　This　work　offers　a　new　efficient　adsorbent　for　antibiotic　elimination.