The present invention relates to compositions including organic and/or
inorganic fillers and at least one comb-structured bead-from polymer. The
bead-form polymer has: an apparent specific gravity higher than 0.5 and
preferably higher than 0.7, a spherical shape and physical properties
such as greater flowability, a better particle size distribution whereby
a high fine particle content is averted, and a lower specific surface
area whereby the moisture regain rate is lowered and caking is reduced as
a result of which an overall improvement in the use conditions is
achieved when the polymer is used as a plasticizer, a superplasticizer or
a dispersing agent, in comparison with the conditions observed during the
use of the same materials marketed in solid form (e.g. as a fine powder
prepared by spray drying), particularly by virtue of the very fast
availability of the polymer in the medium. Use of comb-structured
bead-form polymers as: plasticizers, superplasticizers, water reducers
and high-reduction water reducers in compositions that include a
hydraulic binder, e.g. concrete, mortar, slag, slurry and gypsum, and
also as dispersing agents for organic and/or inorganic fillers, for
example, but not exclusively, in compositions such as paints, coatings
and detergent, softening or cosmetic compositions.