Iikhatriji zesihluzo seseramikhi zisetyenziselwa kakhulu ukucoca, ukunyanga iintsholongwane, kunye nokuvuselela amanzi okusela. I-chlorine eseleyo eyingozi, ungcoliseko oluxobukayo, iikhemikhali eziphilayo, imibala, kunye namavumba anokuhluzwa ukuze kuhlangatyezwane nemigangatho ethile yokusela ngokusebenzisa le khatriji yesihluzo. Ingasetyenziswa kumashishini afana nezicoci zamanzi, amanzi asebhotileni, kunye nobonelelo lwamanzi olwahlulweyo, kunye nezinye iimeko ezineemfuno ezifanelekileyo zobonelelo lomgangatho wamanzi.