I-Ruthenium ingenye yezakhi ze-platinum.Ukusetshenziswa kwayo okubaluleke kakhulu ukwenza ama-catalysts.Ama-catalysts e-Platinum-ruthenium angasetshenziswa ukwenza ama-methanol fuel cell kanye nokunciphisa isikhutha;Ama-Grubbs catalysts angasetshenziselwa ukusabela kwe-olefin metathesis.Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-ruthenium compounds angasetshenziswa futhi ukwenza izinto eziphikisayo zefilimu eziwugqinsi futhi njengezithambisi zokukhanya kumaseli elanga azwela udayi.

I-Ruthenium iwuhlobo lwensimbi ehloniphekile esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi isetshenziswa ekuphenduleni okuningi, njengokusabela kwe-hydrogenation kanye nokusabela kwe-catalytic oxidation.Ngaphezu kwezici ze-ruthenium, izintambo ze-nano-ruthenium zinezici ze-nano-materials kanye nokusebenza okuphakeme "kwezintambo ze-quantum".