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.