Abstract
The problem of clogging membrane pores has become an area of interest for the vast majority of researchers in the field, because according to the literature, membrane materials are very sensitive when it comes to clogging and blocking pores.
Therefore, this paper briefly describes the problems that occur during the process of obstruction the pores of the membrane. Models and characteristics of pore blocking mechanisms have also been developed.
It is essential to mention that the principal purpose of the paper, which which consisted to review the simulations and classical models that were optimized, used in the analysis processes of clogging of membrane materials, was successfully fulfilled.
According to those mentioned, the combined mathematical models of pore blocking (methods combined with three blocking mechanisms using Hagen-Poiseuille’s law or standard 0-order blocking) have proven to be very effective in describing membrane clogging problems.