TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The ionic liquid is of formula ((Cat)n+(An)n-) (I) or (((Cat1)x)(y+)(An1)y(x-)) (II). The ionic liquid is preferably 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride or 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. The metal component comprises at least one metal, preferably in the form of a metal compound, which is dissolved and/or dissociated in the ionic liquid. The metal in the metal component and/or the ionic liquid is in a positive oxidation state, which is +I to +VII, preferably +I or +II. The metal comprises elements from main group or subgroups and at least one lanthanide, where the elements are from the main group IV or subgroups I, II (both preferred), III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, preferably copper, zinc, silver, tin, nickel (all preferred), gold, mercury, lanthanide, cerium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, palladium or platinum. The metal compound is an organic or inorganic metal compound, preferably metal salts (preferred) or metal oxides of the above metals, where the salt is halides, carboxylic acid salts (both preferred), sulfates, sulfides, sulfites, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, phosphides, phosphites, carbamates or alcoholates, a metal halide (where the halide is F, Cl (preferred), Br or I) or a carboxylic acid salt of the metal, preferably acetate. The metal compound is preferably nickel chloride, copper chloride, zinc acetate or tin acetate. The ionic liquid together with the metal and/or metal compound is in the form of a melt. The metal and/or metal compound in the ionic liquid is substantially in the form of crystalline and/or crystal free, or at least substantially dissolved, preferably at least dissociated. The amount of the metal compound is 0.001-80, preferably 0.1-50 wt.%. The molar mass portion of the metal compound is 1-90%, preferably 10-55%. The molar ratio of the ionic liquid to metal is 10:0.1-0.1:10,, preferably 1:1-1:1.6. The mixture, preferably solution and/or melt of the ionic liquid and metal exhibits a thickness of 1-2.5 g/cm2, preferably 1.3-1.9 g/cm3 at 20 degrees C and atmospheric pressure. The activated carbon is at least partially contacted, wetted and/or coated, preferably impregnated with the metal-containing ionic liquid, where the surface of the activated carbon and/or the pore system (micropores, mesopores and/or macro pores) of the activated carbon, preferably the surface of the activated carbon and the pore system of the activated carbon is at least partially contacted, wetted and/or coated, preferably impregnated with the metal-containing ionic liquid. The amount of the metal-containing ionic liquid is 1-70, preferably 5-40 vol.%. The activated carbon has a pore filling degree alpha of 0.01-0.99, preferably 0.15-0.5, where the pore filling degree alpha is calculated by VIL/V(pore).m(carrier), where: VIL is the volume of the ionic liquid to be used and m(carrier) is the mass of activated carbon to be used and Vpore is the specific pore volume of the activated carbon; and the pore filling degree is dimensioned and/or the amount of metal-containing ionic liquid is sized, such that so that 20-95%, preferably 40-80% of the (internal) pore volume of the activated carbon are not filled with the metal-containing ionic liquid. The amount of the activated carbon with a particle size of 0.001-2 mm, preferably 0.15-0.6 mm is at least 80, preferably at least 95 wt.%. The average particle size of the activated carbon is 0.01-1 mm, preferably 0.2-0.4 mm. The activated carbon has a total pore volume, according to Gurvich, of 0.4-4, preferably 0.7-2.5 cm3/g, where: 50-99%, preferably 70-95% of total pore volume of the activated carbon is formed of pores with a diameter of less than or equal to 50 nm, preferably micro and/or mesopores, and/or 20-85%, preferably 40-75% of the total pore volume of the activated carbon is formed of pores with a diameter of 2-50 nm, preferably mesopores. The pore volume of the activated carbon formed by pores with a diameter of less than or equal to nm, preferably micropore volume for carbon black is 0.1-2, preferably 0.4-1 cm3/g, where 20-95%, preferably 40-90% of the total pore volume of the activated carbon are formed by pores with pore diameter of less than or equal to 2 nm, preferably micropores. The activated carbon exhibits: an average pore diameter of 1-60 nm, preferably 2-45 nm; a specific Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface of 500-3500, preferably 800-2500 m2/g; thickness of 1.1-3.5, preferably 2-2.5 g/ml; a bulk density of 0.1-1.5, preferably 0.3-0.6 g/ml; pressure and/or burst strength (weight loading) per activated carbon grain, preferably per activated carbon beads, of at least 10 N, preferably at least 20 N or 10-50, preferably 15-40 N. The activated carbon is self-supporting and/or preferably present in the form of loose filling. The activated carbon is applied to a carrier material. The carrier material is permeable to gas, preferably air, where carrier material exhibits: a gas permeability, preferably air permeability of at least 10, preferably 500 lm-2s-1; a gas permeability, preferably air permeability of up to 10000, preferably up to 20000 lm-2s-1; and a flow resistance of 127 Pa. The activated carbon formed by micropores exhibits a surface of 400-2500 m2/g, preferably 700-1900 m2/g.Cat, Cat1 = a cation, which is a nitrogen-containing cation, preferably quaternary ammonium cation of formula (NR1R2R3R)+, imidazolium cation of formula (III) (optionally substituted by 1-8C-alkyl, 1-8C-alkoxy, 1-8C-aminoalkyl, 5-12C-aryl or 5-12C-aryl-1-5C-alkyl) (preferred), pyridinium cation of formula (IV) (optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl, 1-6C-alkoxy, 1-6C-aminoalkyl, 5-12C-aryl or 5-12C-aryl-1-6C-alkyl), pyrazolium cation of formula (V) (optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl, 1-6C-alkoxy, 1-6C-aminoalkyl, 5-12C-aryl or 5-12C-aryl-1-6C-alkyl) or triazinium cation of formula (VI) (optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl, 1-6C-alkoxy, 1-6C-aminoalkyl, 5-12C-aryl or 5-12C-aryl-1-6C-alkyl), phosphorus containing cation, preferably phosphonium cation of formula (PR1R2R3R)+, preferably 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation (preferred), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation or 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium cation;R1-R3 = H, optionally saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic 1-20C-alkyl, heteroaryl or 3-8C-heteroaryl-1-6C-alkyl (which contains at least one heteroatoms of N, O or S and is optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl and/or halo), or aryl or 5-12C-aryl-1-6C-alkyl optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl and/or halo;R = optionally saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic 1-20C-alkyl, 3-8C-heteroaryl-1-6C-alkyl (which contains at least one heteroatoms of N, O or S and is optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl and/or halo), or 5-12C-aryl-1-6C-alkyl optionally substituted by 1-6C-alkyl and/or halo;An, An1 = anion, which is chlorocuprate, bromocuprate, chlorostannate ((SnCl3)-, (Sn2Cl5)-, bromostannate, chlorozincate, bromozincate, chloroferrate, bromoferrate, chlorocobaltate, bromocobaltate, chloronickelate, bromonickelate, tetrafluoroborate, tetrachloroborate, hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroantimonate, hexafluoroarsenate, sulfate, carbonate, fluorosulfonate, (R1a-COO)-, (R1a-SO3)-, (R1a-SO4)-, ((R1a)2PO4)-, tetrakis-(3,5-bis-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl)borate, bissulfonylamide ((R1a-SO2)2N)-, preferably , acetate, Cl- (both preferred), Br-, F-, I-, dicyanamide, nitrate, nitrite, anionic metal complexes, preferably (CuCl4)2-, (PdCl4)2- or (AuCl4)-, trifluoroacetate, tosylate, nonafluorobutanesulfonate, tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate, tricyanomethide, tetracyanoborate, thiocyanate, carboxylate ((R2a-COO)-), sulfonate ((R2a-SO3)-) , dialkylphosphate ((R2aPO4R3a)-) or bissulfonylimide ((R2a-SO2)2N)-);R2a, R3a = aliphatic or alicyclic 5-18C-alkyl or 5-18C-aryl, 5-15C-aryl-1-6C-alkyl or 1-6C-alkyl-5-18C-aryl (all optionally substituted by halo or O);R1a = aliphatic or alicyclic 1-12C-alkyl, (5-18C)-aryl, (5-18C)-aryl-(1-6C)-alkyl or (1-6C)-alkyl-(5-18C)-aryl (all optionally substituted by halo and/or O);n = 1 (preferred) or 2; andx, y = 1-4, preferably 1.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The carrier material has: a three-dimensional structure, where the carrier material is formed preferably as open-pore foam, preferably polyurethane foam; or a two-dimensional and/or planar structure, where the carrier material is preferably formed as textile fabric. The textile fabric, preferably an air-permeable textile material is formed as woven, knitted, crocheted fabrics, clutched or textile composite, preferably fleece (nonwoven), where the carrier material exhibits a surface weight of 5-1000, preferably 25-450 g/m2. The carrier material comprises natural fibers or synthetic fibers, where the natural fibers are wool fibers or cotton fibers and the synthetic fibers are polyester, polyolefins (preferably polyethylene and/or polypropylene), polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene, acetates, triacetate, polyacryl, polyamide (which is aryl, preferably flame-resistant polyamide), polyvinyl alcohol, polyurethane, polyvinyl ester, (meth)acrylate, polylactic acid and/or activated carbon. The active carbon is fixed on the carrier material, preferably by an adhesive agent or as a result of tackiness or self-adhesion. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.