I-potassium perchlorate yohlobo lwe-C isetshenziswa kwiziqhumane zasemadolobheni ezinamandla okunikezwa komoyampilo okuqinile nokuphepha okuhle.Ibuye isetshenziswe ezintweni zomlilo, ama-airbag okuphepha, amashubhu e-carbon dioxide excitation, ama-signal flares, nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza.