“…Heavy metals are referred to as a group of metals and metalloids with an atomic weight between 63.5 and 200.6 g mol –1 and densities greater than 5 g cm –3 . , Common examples of heavy metals are Pb, As, Hg, Cd, Zn, Ag, Cu, Fe, Cr, Ni, Pd, and Pt . Water pollution is caused due to discharge of heavy metals from anthropogenic sources such as mining, mineral processing, metallurgical operations, electroplating, fuels, painting, battery manufactures, paper, pigments, photographic materials, and explosive manufacturing. , Most heavy metals are non-biodegradable and can be bioaccumulated through food chains into higher trophic levels, resulting in deteriorating effects on living species. , If they are adsorbed above the permissible levels to the human body, they can lead to serious health effects such as immune system and reproductive system diseases, accumulative poisoning, and cancers. ,, Consequently, environmentalists have been concerned about the research to develop effective technologies to remove and reuse these heavy metals from wastewater before being discharged into the environment. , The conventional methods for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater are ion exchange, , solvent extraction, electrolysis, precipitation, membrane separation, ion floatation, reverse osmosis, and adsorption .…”