The invention relates to the field of
new energy sodium ion battery energy storage devices, in particular to a spherical hard carbon material, a preparation method thereof and application of the spherical hard carbon material as a battery negative
electrode material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving
asphalt to form a uniform and compact
coating shell layer on
starch, controlling the thickness of the
coating shell layer by adjusting the concentration of an
asphalt solution, and forming a cross-linked structure in the
asphalt and further enhancing the
mechanical strength of the asphalt shell layer by utilizing oxidation cross-linking; meanwhile, in the heat treatment process, the
starch is stably oxidized inside, so that the spherical structure is kept. Besides, during oxidation cross-linking, active free radicals and active small molecules generated by the
starch are diffused from inside to outside and captured by the asphalt, so that the overall yield is further improved while the asphalt cross-linking in the shell layer is realized, and a
skin-core structure formed by non-uniform asphalt oxidation is avoided. The method provided by the invention promotes the high value-added utilization of asphalt, further promotes the economic and sustainable large-scale preparation of hard carbon, and promotes the development of the
energy storage industry.