Particle separation at high temperatures is of crucial importance for power generation with combined cycles or production of so-called advanced materials by vapour-phase synthesis. Systems working with rigid ceramic barrier filters are either of thermodynamic benefit to the process or essential for producing materials with certain properties. A hot gas filter test rig has been installed to investigate the influence of different parameters. The tests were conducted both with commonly used filter candles and with filter disks made out of the same material. The paper mainly focuses on the influence of particle properties on the filtration and regeneration behaviour of fly ashes with rigid ceramic filters.