Polyacrylic acid (PAA) was used as water-soluble binder for graphite anodes of lithium ion batteries, and was further lithiated by titration using LiOH aqueous (Li-PAA). PAA and Li-PAA films with different degree of lithiation were controlled by adjusting the pH value during titration. Graphite anodes with conventional polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) binder were also fabricated for comparison. The graphite anodes with PAA binder exhibit a low capacity of 25 mAh/g at high current rate of 2 C, whereas the electrode with PVDF binder exhibits a higher capacity of 75 mAh/g. However, graphite anodes with the Li-PAA binder show greatly improved high-rate capability, with a 2 C capacity (> 225 mAh/g) three times higher than the conventional anodes. These results can be attributed to the increase of Li⁺ ion concentrations in the vicinity of the active materials, which reduces the charge transfer resistance at the interface of electrode/electrolyte, as measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In addition, to test the durability of pulse current charge in the conditions of green grids, all samples were operated with 50 pulses of 5 C currents during a 0.2 C charge process to simulate the conditions of green energy grid. It was found that the graphite anodes with Li-PAA of higher Li⁺ ion concentrations exhibit higher durability under pulse current charge, compared with the conventional anodes. However, too high a Li⁺ ion concentration weakens the binding strength, and therefore a high stability Li-PAA/graphite anode requires optimized Li⁺ ion concentration. The results indicate that Li-PAA is an appropriate binder for anodes in green energy grid application.