C ubwoko bwa potasiyumu perchlorate ikoreshwa mumashanyarazi yo mumijyi ifite imbaraga zikomeye zo gutanga ogisijeni n'umutekano mwiza.Irakoreshwa kandi mubikoresho byumuriro, imifuka yumutekano, imiyoboro ya karuboni ya dioxyde de carbone, ibimenyetso byerekana umuriro, nibindi bikorwa.