A　silicon/carbon　hollow　microsphere　is　successfully　synthesized　through　a　simple　spray　drying　method　using　the　recycled　kerf　loss　silicon　and　lignin　as　raw　materials.　In　which,　the　morphology　and　structural　characterization　reveal　that　the　micron　kerf　loss　silicon　can　provide　sufficient　nucleation　sites　for　lignin,　thus　achieving　uniform　distribution　of　carbon　on　the　surface　of　silicon,　and　then　self-assemble　with　each　other　to　form　a　silicon/carbon　hollow　microsphere.　Meanwhile,　the　synthesized　silicon/carbon　composite　with　50%　lignin　content　exhibit　excellent　electrochemical　properties　as　anode　materials　for　lithium-ion　battery,　which　delivers　a　high　reversible　capacity　of　1147　mAh　g−1　after　100　cycles　at　0.2　A　g−1　and　a　high　capacity　of　843　mAh　g−1　(corresponding　capacity　retention　of　71.4%)　after　100　cycles　at　0.5　A　g−1,　as　well　as　an　excellent　property　in　lithium-ion　full　battery　which　assembled　with　economical　LiCoO2　cathode.　Herein,　the　utilization　of　the　recycled　kerf　loss　silicon,　especially　using　the　renewable　lignin　as　carbon　source,　is　cost-effective　for　the　large-scale　and　sustainable　preparation　of　advanced　silicon/carbon　anode,　which　open　up　a　new　strategy　for　preparing　high-capacity　and　high-cycling-behavior　anode　materials　with　low-cost　and　mass　production　ability.　©　2021　Elsevier　Inc.