ln this sttıd), a l u n i tc ore \\'as activated nıcc h a n ically in an attritor for 15 nı i n and thcn therınal a nalysis vvas carried out onboth non-activat ed and activa tcd aluııitc i n d iffcrent hcating rates. Usiııg oftherıııograviınetry data, the de hydration kineticsof al un it e \Vas studying ,,·j th 1\. AS (K i s se n ger-Akahi ra-S uno se) eq u at i on. l'he effect of nı ec han i ca 1 act i vation on thedeh