Ruthenium ke e 'ngoe ea likarolo tsa platinum.Tšebeliso ea eona ea bohlokoa ka ho fetisisa ke ho etsa li-catalysts.Li-catalyst tsa Platinum-ruthenium li ka sebelisoa ho kenya lisele tsa mafura a methanol le ho fokotsa carbon dioxide;Li-catalyst tsa Grubbs li ka sebelisoa bakeng sa karabelo ea olefin metathesis.Ho feta moo, metsoako ea ruthenium e ka boela ea sebelisoa ho etsa li-resistors tsa lifilimi tse teteaneng le ho kenya lisebelisoa tse khanyang liseleng tsa letsatsi tse nang le dae.

Ruthenium ke mofuta oa tšepe e ntle e nang le ts'ebetso e phahameng ea matla 'me e sebelisoa liketsong tse ngata, joalo ka karabelo ea hydrogenation le catalytic oxidation reactions.Ntle le litšoaneleho tsa ruthenium, lithapo tsa nano-ruthenium li na le litšobotsi tsa nano-materials le ts'ebetso e phahameng ea "quantum wires".