Recent Breakthrough in Layered Double Hydroxides and Their Applications in Petroleum, Green Energy, and Environmental Remediation

The fast development of the world civilization is continuously based on huge energy consumption. extra-consumption fossil fuel (petroleum, coal, and gas) in past decades has caused several political environmental crises. Accordingly, world, especially scientific community, should discover alternative sources to safe-guard our future from severe climate changes. Hydrogen ideal carrier, where nanomaterials, like layered double hydroxides (LDHs), play a great role hydrogen production clean/renewable sources. Here, we review applications LDHs petroleum for first time, as well recent breakthrough synthesis 1D-LDHs their water splitting H2. By 1D-LDHs, it possible overcome drawbacks commercial TiO2, such its wide bandgap (3.2 eV) working only UV-region. Now, can use TiO2-modified structures infrared (IR)-induced hydrogen. Extending performance TiO2 into IR-region, which includes 53% sunlight by guarantees high evolution rates during day night cloudy conditions. This global remediation.