The invention discloses a method for preparing a high-performance carbon material from molasses. The method comprises the following concrete steps: firstly, subjecting beet molasses with
sugar-containing concentration of 8.8% to 52.5% to
dehydration and
carbonization for 2 to 10 h under the condition of 120 to 180 DEG C, carrying out washing and then carrying out
drying for 12 h under the condition of 120 DEG C so as to obtain a colloidal carbon sphere with a size of 1 [mu]m to 10 [mu]m, then pretreating the obtained colloidal carbon sphere for 1 h under the condition of 500 DEG C, then carrying out activating treatment with concentrated
phosphoric acid or KOH, subjecting an obtained product to washing until the pH is equal to 6 to 7, then carrying out
drying for 12 h under the condition of 120 DEG C, and carrying out heating treatment for 1 h under the condition of 800 DEG C by filling of
nitrogen so as to obtain a
porous carbon material. The invention has the following beneficial effects: the colloidal carbon prepared from the molasses by
hydrothermal treatment, after regulation of the KOH, has more developed
porosity, can maintain morphology of the carbon sphere, and has a particle size of 1 [mu]m to 10 [mu]m; whether the colloidal carbon is regulated by the
phosphoric acid or etched by
potassium hydroxide, the obtained
porous carbon material has high yield and small loss; and specifically, the
porous carbon prepared from
phosphoric acid has a yield up to 79.2%.