Used as a deicing agent on airport runways and pavements, especially where environmental concerns limit the use of chloride-based salts. It is effective at low temperatures and minimizes corrosion to aircraft and infrastructure. Also employed in the food industry as a buffering agent and preservative, helping control acidity in processed foods and beverages. In pharmaceuticals, it serves as an electrolyte replenisher in intravenous solutions to treat potassium deficiency. Additionally, it is used in organic synthesis as a source of acetate ions and in gas treatment to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from gas streams.