{"id":980,"date":"2016-11-30T23:19:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T22:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osmocem.it\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2020-03-31T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T08:37:27","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.osmocem.com\/technology\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row_full_center_content&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1448989235856{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Osmosis is the chemical-physical phenomenon whereby two liquid solutions spread into one another through a semipermeable membrane and is caused by the difference in concentration between the two liquids.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>&#8220;osmotic cements&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0are cementitious waterproofing products developed in Germany at the end of the 70s, based on an &#8220;osmotic model&#8221; 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