Igor Surina is a key researcher in the Department of Wood, Pulp, and Paper of the Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. His research is focused on the use and applications of saccharides, lignin, and wood extractives. Currently, his research is focused on the applications of lignin, plant bark extractives as a bioactive substance and biodiesel preparation. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Institute of Natural and Synthetic Polymers, Department of Wood, Pulp, and Paper, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia Science ID: Y-5442-2019, Scopus ID: 2722809, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-8425