The invention belongs to the field of preparation of novel materials, and particularly relates to a
solvent circulation preparation method and application of a
metal atomic-scale dispersed
nitrogen-carbon material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: A, dissolving
metal powder or
metal salt in
formamide to prepare a solution, conducting reacting at 80-240 DEG C for 2-24 hours, and performing
solid-liquid separation to obtain a first
solid product and a
formamide solution L1; B, carrying out primary
solvent circulation operation, namely dissolving
metal powder or metal salt in the
formamide solution L1, conducting reacting at 80-240 DEG C for 2-24 hours, and carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain a second
solid product and a formamide solution L2; and C, calcining the first
solid product and / or the second
solid product in an
argon atmosphere, and controlling a temperature at 400-1200 DEG C to obtain the metal
nitrogen-carbon material. According to the method, the formamide
solvent in the reaction is recycled for the first time, the metal
nitrogen-carbon material prepared from the recycled solvent has the same structure as the metal nitrogen-carbon material prepared from fresh formamide, and the catalytic performance of the metal nitrogen-carbon material is equal to the catalytic performance of the metal nitrogen-carbon material prepared from fresh formamide.