A method for recycling
cellulose acetate, which comprises the following steps: dissolving the waste tow, waste filter rod or waste mouth rod generated in the process of producing filter rod for cigarettes after removing impurities in
acetic acid aqueous solution, filtering, water solution
precipitation,
solid-liquid separation, washing to remove the forming paper, water pine paper and TiO2, and obtaining diacetate
cellulose with quality meeting the use requirements of downstream products. The present application can completely remove the residual forming paper and water pine paper and TiO2 in the prior art. The quality of
cellulose acetate before and after regeneration is compared, and it is found that AV and IV fluctuate slightly, which does not affect the use, but the PV value of
regenerated cellulose acetate increases greatly, which shows that filtering and washing can significantly remove residual impurities, the quality of
regenerated cellulose acetate is significantly improved, and the commercial use requirements are met; the present application has a very positive effect on reducing production cost and
environmental protection.