“…The key drivers for this emerging approach for the application of geopolymers as adsorbents or ion exchangers are their outstanding mechanical and chemical stability coupled with a fairly uncomplicated, lower carbon, low-energy, user-friendly and cost-effective manufacturing process of geopolymerization [ 97 ]. There exist numerous efficient and familiar wastewater treatments to get rid of heavy metal cations present in it, including adsorption [ 98 , 99 , 100 ], ion-exchange, photo-catalytic degradation, i.e., as photo-catalysts, membrane filtration (or separation) materials, chemical precipitation, bio-remediation sedimentation, pH adjustment agents, the solidification or stabilization of water treatment residues reverse and forward osmosis [ 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 ]. Consequently, geopolymers offer viable alternatives to competing materials for water and wastewater treatment, such as conventional ceramics or synthetic zeolites, polymeric components in terms of cost, an assortment of choice, eco-impacts, and of course, performance.…”