Abstract: In order to recover fumaric acid from aqueous solution, severalextractants for the extraction of fumaric acid were examinedpractically. It was found that the phosphorus-bonded oxygen-donorextractant TRPO was the most effective and economical one in the seextractants.For practical application, many factors affecting the extraction and stripping were considered, a new process of recovering fumaric acid from aqueous solution was proposed.