Hydroprocessing of oleic acid for the production of aviation turbine fuel range hydrocarbons over bimetallic Fe-Cu/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts promoted by Sn, Ti and Zr

•Hydroprocessing of oleic acid was done to produce aviation turbine fuel range hydrocarbons.•Sn(1)-Fe(3)-Cu(13)/SiO2-Al2O3 was identified as the most promising catalyst.•Catalyst with high oxophilic reduced iron has a positive influence on product selectivity.•Catalyst with high surface area and greater pore volume resulted in high catalyst productivity.•Catalyst with weak metal–support interaction was highly productive for aviation turbine fuel.