Ipropane, zisetyenziswa njengamafutha asekhaya, igqwesa ekusebenzeni kakuhle kokutsha kunye nokumelana nomlilo. Ngokucacileyo, ukutshisa ipropane ecocekileyo ayikhuphi umsi omnyama, endaweni yokuvelisa idangatye eliluhlaza elifipheleyo.
Okuchasene, Irhasi enyibilikisiweyo ihlala iqulathe umxube wezinye izinto okanye idimethyl ether, elivutha ngumlilo obomvu.
Usetyenziso oluphambili lwePropane lubandakanya ukuhlamba inyama, ukunika amandla izitovu eziphathwayo, kunye nokusebenza njengamafutha emoto. Ikwalukhetho oludumileyo lwenkampu yangaphandle, ukubonelela zombini izisombululo zokufudumeza nezokupheka.
Irhasi yepetroleum enyibilikisiweyo, imathiriyeli ekrwada engundoqo kwishishini lepetrochemical, isetyenziswa kakhulu ukuvelisa ethylene ngokuqhekeka kwehydrocarbon okanye ukuvelisa irhasi ye-synthesis ngokuguqulwa komphunga.