 The depletion of fossil fuels has led to a search for new methods of fuel and chemical production from biomass. The process of converting biomass into valuable products is the process of pyrolysis. The influence of the most important process parameters, temperature, heating rate, residence time of the solid and vapor, reaction atmosphere, was presented. This article was authored by Radoslaw Sleizak, Hillel Unye, Simon Souffa, and others.