A review, with 127 refs., of coin. and synthetic resins and fibers with dithizone, thiol, (iso) thiourea, guanidine, thiosemicarbazide, dithiocarbamide, phos phonic, piperazine, imidazole, pyridine, hydrazone, hydrazide, formazane, amine and quaternary ammonium functional groups or macrocyclic ligands used for sepn. of Pd and other noble metals from aq. solns.