I-acetylene iveliswa ngokurhweba ngokusabela phakathi kwe-calcium carbide kunye namanzi, kwaye imveliso yemveliso ye-ethylene.
I-acetylene yigesi ebalulekileyo esebenzayo yensimbi, inokusabela nge-oksijini ukuvelisa ilangatye lobushushu obuphezulu, elisetyenziselwa umatshini, i-fitters, i-welding kunye nokusika. I-acetylene welding yindlela eqhelekileyo yokucubungula enokuthi idibanise iinxalenye ezimbini okanye ngaphezulu zetsimbi kunye ukufezekisa injongo yokudibanisa okuqinileyo. Ukongezelela, i-acetylene ingasetyenziselwa ukusika iintlobo zetsimbi, kuquka insimbi engenasici, intsimbi kunye ne-aluminium. I-acetylene ingasetyenziselwa ukuvelisa iikhemikhali ezifana ne-acetylol alcohols, i-styrene, i-esters kunye ne-propylene. Phakathi kwazo, i-acetynol yinto esetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwi-organic synthesis intermediate, engasetyenziselwa ukwenza iikhemikhali ezifana ne-acetynoic acid kunye ne-alcohol ester. I-Styrene yikhompawundi ephilayo esetyenziswa kakhulu kwiiplastiki, irabha, iidayi kunye neereyini zokwenziwa. I-acetylene ingasetyenziselwa kwintsimi yonyango yonyango olufana ne-anesthesia kunye ne-oxygen therapy. I-Oxyacetylene welding, esetyenziselwa utyando, bubuchule obuphambili bokusika izicubu ezithambileyo kunye nokususwa kwamalungu. Ukongezelela, i-acetylene isetyenziselwa ukuveliswa kwezixhobo zonyango ezifana ne-scalpels, izibane ezahlukeneyo zonyango kunye ne-dilators. Ukongeza kwimihlaba ekhankanywe ngasentla, i-acetylene ingasetyenziselwa ukwenza izinto ezahlukeneyo ezifana nerabha, ikhadibhodi kunye nephepha. Ukongezelela, i-acetylene ingasetyenziselwa njengesondlo sokuvelisa i-olefin kunye nezinto ezikhethekileyo zekhabhoni, kunye negesi esetyenziselwa iinkqubo zokuvelisa ezifana nokukhanyisa, ukunyanga ukushisa kunye nokucoca.