The book contains 78 revised, edited and formatted papers written by international experts in kinetics of elementary physical and chemical processes, aurface physics fnd chemistry, laser-induced and combustion, electrical dicharges and other sources of plasma, ignition and combustion, detonation, aerosols and atmospheric physics and chemistry, and processes in Earth atmosphere and outer spase.The book is publiched in connection with the Fourth International Symposium on Nonequilibrium Processes, Combustion, and Atmospheric Phenomena held in Sochi, Russia, October 5-9, 2009. The book is addressed to practicing engineers and can serveas a reference book for graduate studies in combustion science and technology, plasma and aerosol physics, propulsion and enviromental proptection.