Poly vinylchloride (PVC) based membranes of 4,4',4'',4'''-21H,23H-porphine-5,10,15,20 -tetrayl) tetrakis (benzoic acid) (TBAP) and 2,3,7,8,12,13,17, were prepared using dibutyl phthalate (DBP), dioctylphthalate (DOP), dibutyl(butyl)phosphonate (DBBP) and 1-chloronaphthalene (CN) as plastcizing solvent mediators and sodium tetraphenylborate (NaTPB) as an anion excluder for Ni