The　xZrO2/TiO2-PMo(y)　catalysts　were　synthesized　using　a　conventional　impregnation　method　with　TiO2　as　the　support.　By　simply　adjusting　the　loading　amount　of　Zr　species　and　the　addition　of　phosphomolybdic　acid,　the　acid　and　basic　properties　of　the　catalysts　were　rationally　modulated.　The　synthesized　30%ZrO2/TiO2-PMo(6)　catalyst　exhibited　excellent　Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley　(MPV)　reduction　performance,　achieving　a　90.8%　yield　of　γ-valerolactone　(GVL)　from　levulinic　acid　(LA)　at　180　°C　within　3　h.　The　total　acidity,　Lewis　and　Brønsted　acid　sites,　and　basic　sites　of　the　xZrO2/TiO2-PMo(y)　catalysts　were　characterized　and　their　effects　on　the　MPV　reduction　of　LA　to　GVL　were　detailed　discussion.　The　deactivation　of　the　30%ZrO2/TiO2-PMo(6)　catalyst　was　mainly　due　to　the　carbon　deposition　instead　of　leaching,　and　the　catalytic　performance　could　be　restored　through　an　effective　regeneration　method.　Additionally,　the　30%ZrO2/TiO2-PMo(6)　catalyst　demonstrated　superior　universality　in　the　MPV　reduction　of　methyl　levulinate　(ML),　ethyl　levulinate　(EL),　and　butyl　levulinate　(BL)　to　GVL,　with　yields　of　85.3%,　84.2%,　and　83.7%　for　ML,　EL,　and　BL,　respectively.　This　study　presents　a　sustainable　method　for　the　MPV　reduction　of　LA　to　GVL　and　provides　a　potentially　valuable　reference　for　other　reactions　that　involve　the　synergistic　catalysis　of　Lewis　and　Brønsted　sites　along　with　basic　sites.　©　2024　Elsevier　Ltd