Cellulose acetate (CA), and CA blended with Nicotiana tabacum ash (ACA) membranes have synthesized and fabricated with zero-valent Fe NPs (ZVI) and named as CA@Fe 0 and ACA@Fe 0. The as-synthesized membranes were inspected for the removal and detoxification of toxic organic pollutants. Comparative studies of CA@Fe 0 and ACA@Fe 0 NPs were investigated for five model pollutants, such as 4-nitrophenol (4NP), methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), methylene blue (MB), and bromocresol green (BCG). The kinetic model indicated that the apparent rate constant K app value of ACA@Fe 0 was highest for all model pollutants compared to CA@Fe 0 NPs. The K app value is derived from pseudo-first-order kinetics. The K app value of MO discoloration was 8.17 × 10 −1 min −1 with ACA@Fe 0 which is highest than CA@Fe 0 (3.08 × 10 −1 min −1). The turnover frequency (TOF) was highest for ACA@Fe 0 for all the pollutants compared to CA@Fe 0 and the highest TOF value was found for CR dye with ACA@Fe 0 which is 0.523 h −1. Both the membranes also showed promising antibacterial activity against Salmonella typhi. Furthermore, CA, ACA membrane and CA@Fe 0 and ACA@Fe 0 NPs were characterized through FESEM, EDS, XRD, FTIR and TGA analysis.