(JP11100583-A)       Process for gasifying compacted and compactable organic materials comprises conveying the material to be gasified, the fuel, as balls with a stamp (3) and a pushing device (5) or as loose coarse material to a gasifier chamber (7) using a screw (19), heating to a temperature above the melting point of the mineral components of the fuel using a burner (10), and maintaining at this temperature of 1200-1800 C through the gasification of the fuel. Gasification is carried out using oxygen, in which primary oxygen (13) is blown into the fuel at the fuel channel end (6) via nozzles (11) onto fuel falling into the chamber (7) and water vapour (28) is delivered for temperature moderating. The fuel is converted into CO/H2-rich fuel gas and all hydrocarbons and chlorohydrocarbons (dioxins, furans) are decomposed. The inert mineral components of the fuel are melted and collected in the slag sink (8) and leave the reaction chamber at the cooled run-off (14) which protrudes into the gasification chamber (7) together with the crude gas. The gasification reaction and the temperature in the gasification chamber (7) are monitored by crude gas temperature measurement (24) and regulated whilst the temperature measuring signal changes the conveyance (2, 5) of the fuel, the oxygen and the water vapour amount (11). A vitrified eluation-stable granulate is formed by abrupt cooling of the liquid slag and the crude gas in the quenching chamber (16) by the feed (15) of quenching water. No re-formation of dioxins and furans occurs. The slag granulate is removed form the trap (23) and the crude gas is feed form the quenching chamber (16) into the crude gas purification and desulphurisation system. A gasifying apparatus is also claimed.    USE -    For gasifying agricultural and forestry products e.g. straw, cuttings, other grass products, wood, and also used paper, textiles, and wool into a CO/H2-rich fuel gas.    ADVANTAGE -   Agricultural and forestry products, used paper and textiles can be gasified to a fuel gas without further treatment.