Patent ID: 8249816

Claim:
A high throughput method for screening fuel additive composition samples, under program control, comprising: (a) conducting molecular modeling of at least one fuel additive to formulate a leading candidate fuel additive composition sample for testing; (b) containing a plurality of the leading candidate fuel additive composition samples in a plurality of test receptacles, each sample comprising at least one fuel additive, wherein the plurality of leading candidate fuel additive composition samples is at least 20; (c) measuring the deposit formation of each sample to provide deposit formation data results for each sample, wherein the step of measuring the deposit formation of each sample comprises heating the sample to a first predetermined temperature and determining the weight loss of the sample after a first predetermined period of time; and, (d) outputting the results of step (c), wherein the results of step (c) for each sample are transmitted to a computer, wherein the computer compares the results with a predetermined value delimiting a failure or passing of the results, and the computer identifies failed samples to preclude further testing of the failed samples.