Three kinds of the transition-metal acetates were absorbed into polyurethane to investigate its effect on the desorption velocity of benzyl carbinol and ethyl alcohol from polyurethane. The results show that a small amount of transition-metal acetate can enhance the absorption amount of benzyl carbinol and ethyl alcohol in polyurethane. With the existence of transition-metal acetate, benzyl carbinol and ethyl alcohol desorb from polyurethane more slowly.