contacting dissolving grade cellulose with an acetylating catalyst and {TAIL ~ acetylating solvent} to produce a mixture, wherein the catalyst is uniformly distributed throughout {HEAD ~ the mixture}, wherein the amount of acetylating catalyst is from 0.5 to 5 weight parts per 100 weight parts cellulose, to produce a cellulose activate; and 
contacting dissolving grade cellulose with an acetylating catalyst and { TAIL ~ acetylating solvent } to produce a mixture , wherein the catalyst is uniformly distributed throughout { HEAD ~ the mixture } , wherein the amount of acetylating catalyst is from 0.5 to 5 weight parts per 100 weight parts cellulose , to produce a cellulose activate ; and
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