The invention relates to the field of
cellulose processing, and in particularly relates to a mechanical activation and enhancement method for preparing
cellulose acetate-
butyrate or
cellulose acetate-
propionate. The method comprises the following steps: weighing reactants including cellulose,
butyric acid,
acetic anhydride and a catalyst in a ratio of 10g:(30-100g):(10-30g):(0.1-0.5g), putting all the reactants into a
ball mill, controlling the ratio of the reactants to
pellets at 100g:(100-300ml), controlling the temperature of a circulating water bath at 50-80 DEG C, stirring at a
low speed to perform an
acylation reaction for 1-4 hours to obtain a crude product, separating the crude product and the
pellets, standing the crude product in 50%
ethanol water to separate out a
solid, separating the separated
solid, and washing the separated
solid with deionized water until the solid is neutral, thereby obtaining a
cellulose acetate-
butyrate or
cellulose acetate-
propionate product. Compared with the existing method for producing
cellulose acetate-
butyrate or cellulose acetate-
propionate, the method disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of simple process, high efficiency, no
pollution, high product quality and the like.