The kinetics of thermal dehydration of Mg 3 (PO 4 ) 2 · 8H 2 O was investigated using thermogravimetry at four different heating rates. The activation energies of the dehydration step of Mg 3 (PO 4 ) 2 · 8H 2 O were calculated through the isoconversional Ozawa and Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) methods and iterative methods, which were found to be consistent and indicate a single mechanism. The possible conversion function of the dehydration reaction for Mg 3 (PO 4 ) 2 ·8H 2 O has been estimated through the Coats and Redfern integral equation, and a better kinetic model such as random nucleation of the "Avrami-Erofeev equation (A 3/2 model)" was found. The thermodynamic functions ( H * , G * , and S * ) of the dehydration reaction are calculated by the activated complex theory and indicate that it is a non-spontaneous process when the introduction of heat is not connected.