A model consisting of surface Li+/H+ exchange followed by Li+ transport with linear driving force (LDF) approximation was proposed for the analysis of column Li+ adsorption from pH-buffered brine on granulated H1.33Mn1.67O4. The advection equations for Li+ and OH-and the equations for Li+ and H+ transports in the solid phase were numerically solved using the finite difference technique, taking into account the acidbase properties of brine. The breakthrough curve and the pH change of the eluate could be calculated using the ion exchange capacity (Q(0)), ion exchange selectivity (K-c), and Li+ diffusivity in the solid phase (D-s). The calculated breakthrough curves had good approximations to the experimental ones with the values of Q(0) = 3.0 mol/kg, K-c = 0.75, and D-s = 5 x 10(-9) m(2)/h; these values agreed comparatively well with those determined individually by the column and batch adsorptions with H1.33Mn1.67O4 type adsorbent (Qo = 3.4 mol/kg, = 0.1, and D-s = 4.2 x 10(-9) m(2)/h, respectively). The rate of Li+ recovery from the brine and the Li+ saturation degree of adsorbent, which are important for designing the column Li+ recovery process, could be evaluated from the breakthrough curves calculated at different flow rates. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.