Ethylene gas adsorbent material and method of making such material. The adsorbent material comprises a fabric material coated with silver ion exchanged hydrophobic ZSM-5 zeolite. The coating of the silver ion exchanged hydrophobic ZSM-5 zeolite is carried out with an aqueous solution of silver ion exchanged hydrophobic ZSM-5 zeolite and an inorganic silicate binder selected from the group consisting of sodium salt of silicate, potassium salt of silicate or colloidal silica followed by drying the coated fabric material at 130-170°C.