Patent ID: 8877836

Claim:
A drying composition comprising spherical beads and a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, wherein a) the spherical beads are characterized by: i) not being film-forming at ambient temperature; ii) having a uniformity coefficient of not greater than 1.5; and iii) having a volume average particle size in the range of from 5 to 600 μm; b) the dispersion of polymer particles is characterized by: i) being film-forming at ambient temperature; ii) having a solids content in the range of 10 to 65%; and iii) having a volume average particle size in the range of 100 to 500 nm; c) the volume of the stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles is in the range of from 30 to 50% based on the volume of the dispersion and the beads; and d) wherein the drying composition is a Bingham fluid wherein the spherical beads are selected from the group consisting of polystyrene beads, styrene-butadiene copolymer beads, polystyrene-divinyl benzene beads, polyacrylate beads, polyolefin beads, polyvinyl chloride beads, polyvinylidene chloride beads and polyurea beads.