The invention discloses an acetone-generating method for treating furfural wastewater. The method includes the steps that 1, antalkalies are added into the furfural wastewater, and a neutral reaction is carried out to generate calcium acetate, wherein blocky or granular or powdery limestone or lime is added into the furfural wastewater to neutralize acetic acid in the furfural wastewater, the limestone or the lime is reacted with the acetic acid to generate the calcium acetate, the pH value of the waste liquid with the low-concentration calcium acetate is measured, and limestone or lime is added till the pH value ranges from 7 to 8; 2, the calcium acetate is separated, wherein the waste liquid with the low-concentration calcium acetate is heated through waste heat of aldehyde gas generated in the furfural production process, double-effect evaporation is carried out, the waste liquid is evaporated and concentrated, when the content of the calcium acetate in the waste liquid ranges from 30% to 40%, separating and dewatering are carried out through a centrifugal machine or dewatering is carried out through a plate-and-frame filter press, the crystallized calcium acetate is separated, and waste mother liquid is remixed with the neutralized furfural waste liquid; 3, the calcium acetate is thermally decomposed to obtain acetone, wherein the obtained calcium acetate is thermally decomposed in a closed device, the decomposing temperature ranges from 140 DEG C to 160 DEG C, the decomposing products are calcium carbonate and the acetone, the gas acetone is condensed to the temperature lower than 56 DEG C through a condenser, and a liquid acetone product is obtained.