Hydrated titanium dioxide (HTD) was precipitated by thermal hydrolysis in purified titanyl sulfate solution (TSS) obtained through the sodium hydroxide molten salt clean method. Various factors including the stirring speed and initial concentrations of TiOSO4, sulfuric acid, and sodium ion were studied. The main influence factors in the hydrolysis process were the initial concentrations of TiOSO4 and sulfuric acid. Contrary to the ferrous ion, the sodium ion improved the ionic activity of Ti4+, but did not decrease the crystal size. The Boltzman growth model (x=A(2)+(A(1) - A(2))/{1+exp[(t - t(0))/dt)]}, which focuses on two main parameters (C-TiOSO4 and C-H2SO4), fits the hydrolysis process well with R-2 > 0.97. An increase in sulfuric acid concentration negatively affected the hydrolysis rates and the value of A(2), while t(0) increased. An increase in titanyl sulfate concentration directly reduced the hydrolysis rates and particle size of HTD, contrary to the trend for the value of t(0). A simulation software called 1stopt was used to observe the relationship between Z (A(1), A(2), t(0), dt) and a, b (C-TiO2 and C-H2SO4). (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.