I-Ruthenium yenye yezinto zeplatinam.Ukusetyenziswa kwayo okubaluleke kakhulu kukwenza i-catalysts.I-Platinum-ruthenium catalysts ingasetyenziselwa ukwenza iiseli ze-methanol zamafutha kunye nokunciphisa i-carbon dioxide;IiGrubbs catalysts zingasetyenziselwa iolefin metathesis reactions.Ukongeza, iikhompawundi ze-ruthenium zisenokusetyenziswa ukwenza izichasi zefilimu ezishinyeneyo kunye njengezinto zokufunxa ukukhanya kwiiseli zelanga ezenziwe ngedayi.

I-Ruthenium luhlobo lwentsimbi ebekekileyo enentsebenzo ephezulu ye-catalytic kwaye isetyenziswa kwiimpendulo ezininzi, ezifana neempendulo ze-hydrogenation kunye ne-catalytic oxidation reactions.Ukongeza kwiimpawu ze-ruthenium, iingcingo ze-nano-ruthenium zineempawu ze-nano-materials kunye nokusebenza okuphezulu "kweengcingo ze-quantum".