Considering　the　facts　of　fossil　fuel　depletion　and　environmental　issues,　the　conversion　of　biomass　into　high　value-added　chemicals　is　of　great　importance.　In　this　work,　Ni　and　Co　were　encapsulated　in　lignin-derived　phenolic　resin　spheres　to　obtain　NiCo@LRS,　which　was　then　employed　as　a　sacrificial　template　for　the　synthesis　of　the　bimetallic　catalyst　NiCo@LC-RS.　The　Ni　and　Co　act　as　the　acid　and　dehydrogenation　sites　for　the　catalytic　transfer　hydrogenolysis　of　2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol　(pp-ol)　and　corncob　lignin,　respectively,　and　exhibit　a　synergistic　enhancement　effect.　Under　the　optimal　conditions　of　170　°C,　1　MPa　N2　and　4　h,　the　conversion　of　pp-ol　reached　99.9　%,　with　the　yields　of　cyclohexanol　and　ethylbenzene　at　99.9　%　and　93.8　%,　respectively.　The　lignin　was　completely　converted　and　the　selectivity　of　monophenols　was　55.74　%.　The　catalyst　remained　stable　and　reusable　after　5　cycles.　Furthermore,　lignin　oil　can　be　employed　in　the　preparation　of　Ni[sbnd]Co　bimetallic　catalysts,　which　have　been　demonstrated　to　exhibit　excellent　catalytic　properties.　This　work　provides　practical　guidance　for　the　high-value　utilisation　of　lignin.　©　2025