Ruthenium yog ib qho ntawm cov ntsiab lus platinum.Nws qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog siv los ua cov catalysts.Platinum-ruthenium catalysts tuaj yeem siv los catalyze methanol roj hlwb thiab txo carbon dioxide;Grubbs catalysts tuaj yeem siv rau cov tshuaj tiv thaiv olefin metathesis.Tsis tas li ntawd, ruthenium compounds kuj tuaj yeem siv los tsim cov yeeb yaj kiab tuab thiab ua lub teeb absorbers nyob rau hauv dye-sensitized solar cells.

Ruthenium yog ib yam ntawm cov hlau noble nrog superior catalytic kev ua tau zoo thiab yog siv nyob rau hauv ntau yam tshuaj, xws li hydrogenation tshua thiab catalytic oxidation tshua.Ntxiv nrog rau cov yam ntxwv ntawm ruthenium, nano-ruthenium xov hlau muaj cov yam ntxwv ntawm cov khoom siv nano thiab kev ua tau zoo ntawm "quantum xov hlau".