In this work, the addition of 5%SiO2to 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst increased the content of tetragonal ZrO2and BET, which could promote the formation of W-O-Zr(Si) bonds between WOxspecies and 5%SiO2-ZrO2material, thus reducing the degree of aggregation of WOxspecies. The oligomerized WOxspecies on the 7.5%WO3-5%SiO2-ZrO2catalyst could not only remain stable, but also provided stable Lewis acid for the activation of and or epoxidation. In addition, the Si-O-Zr bond on SiO2-modified 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst could provide an additional Brønsted acid site for activating the hydrolysis of epoxysuccinic acid to DL-tartaric acid. Therefore, the DL-tartaric acid yield of SiO2-modified 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst was higher than that of 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst, and also higher than that of Na2WO4catalyst.In this work, the addition of 5%SiO2to 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst increased the content of tetragonal ZrO2and BET, which could promote the formation of W-O-Zr(Si) bonds between WOxspecies and 5%SiO2-ZrO2material, thus reducing the degree of aggregation of WOxspecies. The oligomerized WOxspecies on the 7.5%WO3-5%SiO2-ZrO2catalyst could not only remain stable, but also provided stable Lewis acid for the activation and for epoxidation. In addition, the Si-O-Zr bond on SiO2-modified 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst could provide an additional Brønsted acid site for activating the hydrolysis of epoxysuccinic acid to DL-tartaric acid. Therefore, the DL-tartaric acid yield of SiO2-modified 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst was higher than that of 7.5%WO3-ZrO2catalyst, and also higher than that of Na2WO4catalyst.