Abstract: A process for the utilization of tar-dust which is separated from the gases derived from gasification of granular fuel under pressure, especially of bituminous coal, and in which the tar-dust separated from the gases is fed back into the pressure gasification cycle of the fuel. The tar-dust is added as a binder in the pelletization of the fine grained portions of the fuel and is fed in pellet form into the generator. Apparatus for carrying out the process comprises a pressure generator having a feed device for granular fuel, a tar-dust separator, and a pelletizing device connected by a tar-dust coveying pipe to the tar-dust separator, for the pelletizing of fine grains of fuel with tar-dust as a binder, the pelletizing device conveying the green pellets produced thereby into the feed device. The granular fuel is screened to pass only that portion below a predetermined grain size to the pelletizer, the remaining portion being fed directly to the generator.