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The present study reveals the feasibility of using graphene oxide (GO) functionalized with 3-mercaptopropyl-trimethoxysilane (APTMS) for the removal of Mn(II) from aqueous solution. The APTMS bound on GO's surface was successfully confirmed by FTIR and EDX. For an optimal adsorption study, the effects of pH (pH 1–6), incubation time (5–80 min), temperature (30–60 ?C) and initial concentration of Mn(II) (0.1–60 mg L?1) were investigated in association with Mn measurement by AAS. The optimum conditions for Mn(II) removal included a 20 mg L?1 initial concentration with 0.02 mg adsorbent at pH 5.5, and complete adsorption equilibrium was reached within 50 min. Their adsorption models are well described by both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The maximum adsorption capacity of GO-NH2 for Mn(