Used as a deicing agent for roads and runways, especially where environmental concerns limit the use of chloride-based salts. It is effective at low temperatures and is less corrosive to metals and less harmful to vegetation and concrete. Also employed in the food industry as a preservative and acidity regulator, particularly in processed meats and baked goods. In pharmaceuticals, it serves as a source of potassium in intravenous fluids and as a buffering agent. Additionally, it is used in some gas absorbents to remove carbon dioxide and in laboratory settings as a reagent or buffer component.