Cellulose acetate (CA) is a bio-sourced polymer available on an industrial scale. Plasticizers are commonly used to help transformation in the molten state of CA. However, over time, the migration out of the polymer matrix is observed. This will limit the use of cellulose acetate for applications such as agri-food and cosmetics. The objective of this thesis is to functionalize cellulose acetate in the melt state by reactive extrusion. Molecules that can act as external plasticizers, and react with different functions present on the polymer chain, have been selected. In a first step, the behaviour of polymer/plasticizer systems were studied and compared to usual blends with triacetin. The reactions between these plasticizers and hydroxyl or ...