In this study, we used a carbonization method to prepare biomass-based C/ SiO 2 composites from rice husks for use in lithium ion batteries. Carbonization was carried out at different temperatures in an N 2 atmosphere and a heating rate of 5°C min À1 , and the biomass-based C/SiO 2 composites were obtained. The results showed that the lithium ion batteries maintained good cycling performance under a current density of 100 mA g À1. At the same time, they had a good performance rate at different current densities. According to thermogravimetric analysis, x-ray powder diffraction patterns, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and other data for the biomass-based C/SiO 2 composites, 700°C was the optimal carbonization temperature. At this temperature, some of the carbon was carbonized, and the sp 2 hybridized carbon in the surface functional group was weakened. Simultaneously, the connection of sp 2 hybridized carbon in C=C greatly improved the properties of the materials. According to the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller results, the biomass-based C/SiO 2 composites obtained by carbonization of rice husks had micropores, which provided active sites for insertion and extraction of Li +. This method is in line with the concept of environmental protection, as carbonization is a simple process, and rice husks are by-products of processing.