Hoʻohana ʻia ka potassium perchlorate C-type i nā mea ahi o ke kūlanakauhale me ka ikaika hāʻawi oxygen a me ka palekana maikaʻi.Hoʻohana ʻia ia i nā lako ahi, nā ʻeke ea palekana, nā paipu hoʻoneʻe carbon dioxide, nā ʻāʻī hōʻailona, a me nā noi ʻē aʻe.