Abstract: Ce4+/13X zeolite was prepared by the ultrasound-assisted ion exchange method，and its desulfurization performance for sulfur compounds from model gasoline (sulfur content 23 mg/kg) was evaluated by using static adsorption experiments. The effect of adsorption conditions on the desulfurization performance of the adsorbent was also studied. The results showed that the loading capacity and rate of the Ce4+/13X were significantly improved as compared with the conventional ion-exchange method. XPS analysis indicated that the use of ultrasound promoted the distribution of Ce ions on the surface of the adsorbent. And the adsorption capability of thiophene on Ce4+/13X was also superior to that prepared by the conventional method. Under the conditions of adsorption：desulfurization time 2.5 h，mass ratio of adsorbent to fuel 0.0072，the adsorption capacity of thiophene was 0.07653 mmol/g，and the best desulfurization rate could reach 76.5 %. The adsorption equilibrium data for thiophene on Ce4+/13X were tested and fitted with the Freundlich model. The saturated adsorbent can be regenerated with calcination at 450 ºC for 2 h in air，and about 95 % of the desulfurization capacity was recovered.