A method for producing a manure-derived cellulose acetate at atmospheric pressure, by separating manure into useful components, comprising the steps of: a. flocculation treatment and a filtration treatment where fractions having different particle size are separated by using different mesh sizes to obtain solid fractions having a high lignocellulose content; b. pulping the manure-derived solid fractions with high lignocellulose content at atmospheric pressure with a monocarboxylic acid carrier solution using a bleaching process comprising of ozone or an peroxyacid to produce a dissolving-grade cellulose pulp; c. acetylation the manure-derived dissolving-grade cellulose pulp with acetic anhydride and a catalyst in the monocarboxylic acid carrier solution to produce cellulose acetate; d. extracting fermentable components from the different fractions of the manure to produce monocarboxylic acids for use in the monocarboxylic acid carrier solution.