d="par0005">Ordered mesoporous NbxW(8 − x) oxides were successfully synthesized.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0010">The ratio of Brønsted and Lewis acidic sites was tunable in NbxW(8 − x) oxides.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0015">Nb4W4 is the most active catalyst with 90.2 kJ/mol apparent activation energy.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0020">Reaction network of glucose conversion was established.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0025">Mesoporous Nb4W4 was stable upon four reaction cycles in aqueous solution.
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