Cassava pulp residue (CPR) is one of the most interesting renewable materials that is widely used as active precursors for many applications. Based on its characteristic, cellulose is a typical component locally found in CPR in which it plays an important role in various potential fileds such as reinforcing fillers, stabilizing agents, and dietary fibers. To prepare cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), mechanical defibrillation by microfluidizer is an effective method commonly employed to reduce the size of cellulose from micro-to nanoscale. In this work, CNFs were successfully prepared from CPR by alkaline treatment, hydrogen peroxide bleaching, and mechanical defibrillation at different times. Physical, thermal, and morphological properties of the resulting fibers were comparatively demonstrated. The results showed that most of the impurities in CPR including residual starch granules, lignin, and hemicellulose were removed significantly after chemical treatments. Additionally, thermal degradation temperatures of the obtained fibers were improved remarkably, while the degree of crystallinity with cellulose type I structure was also increased when comparing to CPR. As observed by FE-SEM analysis, the CNFs revealed a fibrous network structure having a mean diameter in the range of 10-30 nm. The produced CNFs could be utilized as reinforcing fillers, food packaging, and biomedical fields.