Exhibit 31.1

                    PURADYN FILTER TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard C. Ford, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.      I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Puradyn Filter
        Technologies Incorporated (the "Company");

2.      Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
        statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
        to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
        such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
        covered by this annual report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
        information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
        material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
        cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this
        annual report;

4.      The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
        establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
        defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company and we
        have:

        a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
            material information relating to the Company, including its
            consolidated subsidiary, is made known to us by others within those
            entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report
            is being prepared;

        b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and
            procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
            this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

        c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
            evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.      The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
        our most recent evaluation, to the Company's auditors and the audit
        committee of Company's board of directors (or persons performing the
        equivalent function):

        a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
            controls which could adversely affect the Company's ability to
            record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
            identified for the Company's auditors any material weaknesses in
            internal controls; and

        b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the Company's
            internal controls; and

6.      The Company's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
        annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
        controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
        controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
        any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
        material weaknesses.

Date: March 26, 2004

                                                       /s/ Richard C. Ford
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                                                       Richard C. Ford
                                                       Chief Executive Officer