Combined chemical equation for a multiple reaction

A simple procedure has been proposed for obtaining a combined chemical equation for a multiple reaction as defined by Temkin. The procedure is based on the concept of a normal basis for chemical equations which is introduced in the present paper. In some cases the proposed method makes it possible to obtain a form of combined chemical equation which is more convenient for practical use than that obtained by the familiar method.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 289–292, September–October, 1994.