The simultaneous filtration of dust or sorbents ( injected for the treatment of incinerator flue gases) and catalytic removal of NO(x) and VOCs can be achieved by means of an innovative catalytic filter concept based on the combination of a high temperature-resistant polymeric filter bag enclosing a catalytically activated ceramic foam structure. Improvements in the catalyst nature and deposition described in the present work allowed improvement of the performance of a previously developed catalytic filter. Particularly, the adoption of a MnO(x)center dot CeO(2)CV(2)O(5)center dot WO(3)center dot TiO(2) prepared by a tailored wet impregnation route and its deposition in suitable amounts (6 wt%) within a zirconia-toughened alumina foam according to a microwave-assisted route allowed the achievement of NO and benzene abatements higher than 90% and 50%, respectively, at an operating temperature of just 200 degrees C. As dioxins and furans are normally oxidized at lower temperatures than benzene, higher conversion rates can be expected for the former quite harmful compounds. The adoption of much heavier catalyst loadings (18 wt%) is not recommended as it leads to the plugging of the porous media and isolation of portions of the deposited catalyst, the effectiveness factors of which thus become severely lowered.