Abstract
A carbon material comprising particles of hard, non-porous carbon having a spherical morphology, this material having an interlayer distance d002 of more than 3.6 A and a total specific surface area, measured by the BET N2 method, of less than 75 m2/g, and a method for producing said material. The method further comprises a step of mixing an amine catalyst, an aromatic hydroxyl compound and an aldehyde compound.