Ruthenium is used as a catalyst in chemical reactions in electrical contacts and resistors in hardening platinum and palladium alloys and in semiconductor and electrochemical applications.

The purpose of ruthenium is to improve catalytic performance enhance the strength and corrosion resistance of metal alloys and provide reliable electrical and electronic performance in industrial and research applications.

Ruthenium is a hard silvery-white transition metal with the chemical symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It belongs to the platinum group metals and is valued for its excellent corrosion resistance catalytic activity and high thermal and chemical stability.