faba bio-trap in filtering/extracting the ionic pollutants that facilitated less pore occupation on the interactive surfaces of the zeolite. As such, the highest increase was detected in the combination (ZnGZ+M+F), while the lowest was detected in (ZnGZ+M-F) yet still better than the value when the raw zeolite was applied alone; a similar trend was seen regarding the pore size, Table . Since ZSM-5 has larger silica to alumina content, the crystallinity of ZSM-5 is inherently declined, with smaller specific surface areas and pore volume , influencing its sorption capacity . This usually necessitates thermal and chemical treatments to increase porosity and enhance adsorption . As such, the current work presented here is a promising alternative in copper extraction, whilst it spares the need for the conventional thermochemical route.