The EFB biooil production plant is shown in Fig. 2. EFB is dried and ground prior to being fed into the fluidized-bed pyrolysis reactor. The fluidized-bed pyrolysis reactor was chosen due to its potential to scale up, as well as its operational flexibility. High efficiency cyclones remove solid matter, mostly sand and char, from the gas exiting the pyrolysis reactor. Vapor is sharply condensed by two indirect heat exchangers, thereby yielding biooil. Char from the cyclone and non-condensable gases recycled from the cooler 2 are sent to the combustor to provide heat for the pyrolysis process.