The aim of the present study was the esterification of cotton linter cellulose in homogeneous medium, using as solvent system lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl/DMAc), and hexanoic anhydride or benzoyl chloride as esterifying agents. Cotton linter cellulose was used because it is a fast-growing source and is considered the highest purity cellulose isolated from plant sources. The synthesis of cellulose esters (hexanoate, benzoate as well as mixed esters, cellulose hexanoate-benzoate) aimed to obtain different average degrees of substitution (DS = 1, 2 and 3) by adjusting the Molesterifying agent/ MolOH of AGU ratio. The obtained cellulose esters (characterized by FTIR, 1 H NMR, and TGA) were used as starting materials in the preparation of mats and spheres, which corresponded to a second goal of the study. Cellulose hexanoate mats were obtained by electrospinning technique from tetrahydrofuran/N,N-dimethylacetamide (THF/DMAc) solutions, and cellulose benzoate and hexanoate benzoate mats were prepared from trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) solutions. Electrospinning resulted in ultrathin fiber networks (> 100 nm) over a wide diameter range by varying the experimental conditions such as polymeric solution flow rate (5.5, 15.5 and 45.5 μL.min-1), distance (5, 10, 15 and 25 cm), applied voltage between needle and collector (10, 15, 20 and 25 kV) and polymeric solution concentration (7, 9, 11, 13 and 15%). When evaluating SEM micrographs, it was observed that a smaller injection flow favored the formation of ultrathin fibers up to 150 nm. The spheres were prepared by dripping a solution of cellulose ester and acetone in non-solvent (water or methanol). The spheres obtained in water had slightly larger diameters and less rough surface when compared to spheres obtained in methanol. Mats and spheres of cellulose esters, selected from the results of the respective characterizations, were used as supports for immobilization of Pseudomonas fluorescens lipases (PFL) by encapsulation and subsequently applied to the enzymatic kinetic resolution of racemic hydrochlorins by reaction with vinyl acetate catalyzed by immobilized lipase, this step is the third goal of this study. The kinetic resolution was analyzed by Gas Chromatography coupled to a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) to determine the reaction parameters. The nonimmobilized reference lipase showed moderate conversion (c = 34%), excellent enantiomeric purity (eep = 98%) and excellent enantiomeric ratio (E = 212). Lipase immobilized in mats did not show catalytic activity, probably due to the voltage applied during electroporation, which may have inactivated the enzymes, and/or the application of the blankets on support, which may have impaired enzyme access. For Hex 12 beads (15% LPF) obtained using water as a counter solvent, the results were promising, superior conversion after 120h reaction (c = 40%) and 94% enantiomeric purity. By reusing the spheres in a second cycle, a 24% reduction in the reaction conversion rate was observed.