A filter for removing particles from a gas stream has a filter pad with a coating which contains at least one of the following substances: (a) at least one aluminum oxide selected from alpha-, gamma-, delta- and theta-aluminum oxide, (b) hydrous aluminum oxide which is doped with silicon dioxide, at least one oxide of a metal of the 3rd to 5th B group, at least one oxide of a lanthanoid including lanthanum or a mixture of one or more of these oxides, (c) silicon dioxide or silicon-rich zeolite or (d) titanium dioxide which is doped with at least one oxide of a metal of the 3rd to 6th B group or an oxide of a lanthanoid including lanthanum, (e) a mixture of zirconium dioxide with at least one oxide of a metal of the 3rd to 5th B group, at least one oxide of a lanthanoid including lanthanum or a mixture of one or more of these oxides.