Abstract: To improve the knowledge about pyrolysis behavior of reed black liquor, pyrolysis experiments were carried out at 530, 580, 630, 680, 730 and 780 ℃ in fluidized bed under atmospheric N₂. Effects of bed temperature on yields of gas product, carbon conversion, emission of NO_x and SO₂, characterization of tar, and micro-morphology of pyrolysis char were examined. The results show that the main components of gaseous product are CO, CH₄, CO₂ and H₂. The volume percentage of H₂ and CO increases with increasing bed temperature, but that of CH₄ and CO₂ is opposite. In addition, with increasing temperature the concentration of combustible gases increases from 59.2% at 530 ℃ to 66.1% at 780 ℃. The yield of tar decreases with increasing temperature. The relative content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is 46.88% at 780 ℃, which is the maximum among six bed temperatures.