Ruthenium ndi imodzi mwazinthu za platinamu.Ntchito yake yofunika kwambiri ndikupanga zopangira.Platinum-ruthenium catalysts angagwiritsidwe ntchito kulimbikitsa maselo a methanol mafuta ndi kuchepetsa mpweya woipa;Grubbs catalysts angagwiritsidwe ntchito pa olefin metathesis reactions.Kuphatikiza apo, mankhwala a ruthenium amathanso kugwiritsidwa ntchito popanga zotchingira filimu zokhuthala komanso ngati zoyatsira kuwala m'maselo adzuwa opangidwa ndi utoto.

Ruthenium ndi mtundu wachitsulo chodziwika bwino chomwe chili ndi magwiridwe antchito apamwamba kwambiri ndipo chimagwiritsidwa ntchito pazinthu zambiri, monga ma hydrogenation reaction ndi catalytic oxidation reaction.Kuphatikiza pa mawonekedwe a ruthenium, mawaya a nano-ruthenium ali ndi mawonekedwe a nano-matadium komanso magwiridwe antchito apamwamba a "quantum mawaya".