The invention discloses a method for producing
ethanol by recycling
anaerobic digestion effluent and
vinasse clear liquid and belongs to the technical fields of waste
water treatment and
ethanol fermentation industry. The method comprises the following steps: mixing and blending membrane filtrate obtained after membrane
filtration of
anaerobic digestion effluent, part of
vinasse clear liquid, other material mixing water and crushed cereal raw materials, and performing processes of liquefying, saccharifying, fermenting and distilling to obtain
ethanol, wherein the membrane filtrate accounts for30 to 90 percent of the total weight of the blending water, the
vinasse clear liquid accounts for 10 to 40 percent of the total weight of the blending water, and the rest is other material mixing water; and the concentration of volatile acid of the blending water is controlled to be 100 to 1200 mg / L (based on
acetic acid) by adjusting the proportion of the membrane filtrate, the vinasse clear liquid and other material mixing water or adding the
acetic acid. By the method,
discharge of ethanol production waste water is greatly reduced and
water resources are saved; meanwhile, the problem thatthe ethanol is fermented to generate acid is effectively avoided, the
alcohol yield is significantly increased, the
utilization rate of the raw materials is increased by 1 to 5 percent, and the production
energy consumption and cost of the ethanol are reduced.