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Calcium ion-selective electrodes based on PVC matrices with membranes composed of calcium bis[di(p-l,l, 3,3-tetramethylbutylphenyl)phosphate] sensor and trialkyl phosphate solvent mediator are described and compared with electrodes of the same sensor with di-n-octyl phenylphosphonate mediator. Trialkyl phosphates of sufficiently high viscosity, for example, tri-n-butyl phosphate, tri-n-amyl phosphate, tri( 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phosphate and tri-n-octyl phosphate make good solvent mediators and maintain the calcium ion selectivity of the sensor for the range of alkali metal and bivalent ions studied, namely, Naf, Kf, Mg2+, Sr2+, Ba2f, Mna+, Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+. The trialkyl phosphate mediators provide commercially available alternatives to di-n-octyl phenylphosphonate, the best in the range examined being trin-amyl phosphate.

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