I-Ruthenium yinto enzima, enqabileyo kwaye ekhanyayo engwevu enqabileyo, uphawu lwekhemikhali uRu, lilungu lesinyithi seqela leplatinam.Isiqulatho esisemhlabeni siyinxalenye enye kuphela kwibhiliyoni nganye.Yenye yeentsimbi ezinqabileyo.I-Ruthenium izinzile kakhulu kwindalo kwaye inokumelana ne-corrosion enamandla.Iyakwazi ukuxhathisa i-hydrochloric acid, i-sulfuric acid, i-nitric acid kunye ne-aqua regia kwindawo yokushisa.I-Ruthenium isoloko isetyenziswa njenge-catalyst.

I-Ruthenium yeyona nto ibalaseleyo ye-catalyst ye-hydrogenation, i-isomerization, i-oxidation, kunye ne-reforming reactions.I-metal ruthenium ecocekileyo inokusetyenziswa okumbalwa kakhulu.Yi-hardener esebenzayo yeplatinam kunye ne-palladium.Yisebenzise ukwenza i-alloys zoqhagamshelwano zombane, kunye ne-hard-ground hard alloys.