The invention relates to the field of 
water treatment, in particular to modified 
activated carbon, a preparation method thereof and a method for removing 
bromate in water. The method comprises the following steps: reacting the epoxidized 
quaternary ammonium salt solution with 
activated carbon to prepare the modified 
activated carbon; mixing the modified activated carbon with an 
aqueous solution containing 
bromate, and adsorbing to remove 
bromate. According to the method, the epoxidized 
quaternary ammonium salt is adopted to modify activated carbon, so that epoxidized functional groups and 
oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of the activated carbon are subjected to a cationization reaction, 
quaternary ammonium salt functional groups and activated carbon chemical bonds are combined, the connection strength is improved, and the activated carbon is not prone to falling off in the 
water treatment process. After the modified activated carbon is in contact with bromate ions inwater, on one hand, 
nitrogen-containing functional groups with positive charges in quaternary ammonium salt have a strong 
electrostatic adsorption effect on bromate with negative charges; and on theother hand, 
alkyl long chains in the quaternary ammonium salt have strong adsorption attraction on the surface of the modified activated carbon, so that the removal effect on bromate is greatly improved under the dual effects.