As carbon peak and carbon neutrality become a global consensus,electrochemical energy storage technologies and related industries have been developing rapidly.The demand for electrode materials is also increasing steadily.How to prepare high?performance anode materials with widely available and low?cost precursors has thus become a research hot spot both in China and abroad.Coal is the most promising precursor for anode materials because of its high carbon content,abundant reserves,and low price.In recent years,researchers have prepared various anode materials,such as amorphous carbon,graphite,carbon nanotubes, and graphene,from coal and studied their application in lithium?ion batteries in depth.This paper summarized the research progress of three typical coal?based carbon anode materials in lithium?ion batteries.Then, it reviewed their synthesis methods,optimization and modification,and electrochemical performance.Finally,the paper presented an outlook on the development and application of coal?based carbon anode materials.