2-Thienylchitosan and 3-(methylthio)propylchitosan were newly synthesi
zed by crosslinking the corresponding Schiff base derivative before re
ducing it so that the adsorptive activity was not lowered by the cross
linking. These chitosan derivatives selectively adsorbed gold(III), pa
lladium(II) and platinum(IV) over base metals from hydrochloric acid.