In recent years, the process of photocatalytic degradation is considered as one of the outstanding strategies for removing pollutants from aqueous solutions than traditional adsorption. The wide-ranging band structures, sufficient active sites, and significant specific surface area of 2D materials offer them a significant amount of potential as an effective photocatalyst in the degradation of contaminants. This potential is especially evident in hybridization with other functional components such as metal oxides, sulfides, carbon nitrides, and graphene, amongst others. In this article, among the many available strategies, the one-of-a-kind hybridization of 2D materials with a large number of functional species is examined in great detail, with a focus on the enhanced photocatalytic performances and remarkable activity that is friendly to the environment that it enables for water desalination. Current developments in 2D hybrid …