A novel idea relating to the selective barrier layer of a composite me
mbrane is described. The effective interface of the composite membrane
could act as a barrier layer which could be controlled to an ideally
ultrathin thickness. A new type of polyamide composite membrane was pr
epared according to this idea, which possessed permeability and chemic
al resistance more than one magnitude greater than those of ordinary p
olyamide composite membranes. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.