Introduction The synthetic polymer industry in modern society offers many benefits but the decrease of natural resources, increasing oil prices and early growth of CO2 emissions related to the complexity of environmental problems generated a need to move toward green material solutions that fit into a sustainable development policy and low environmental impact. Cellulose acetate (CA) is one of the most important cellulose derivatives with a wide interest in several applications such as membrane separation, films, coatings, textile and cigarette filters(Ach, 1993). The characteristics that make CA a promising substrate are its renewable source, non-toxicity, low cost and biodegradability