Background: In recent years, the amount of textile waste increased rapidly due to the fast-fashion phenomena with an increasing clothing production and a declining customer usage. Not only that one truck of clothing getting landfilled or burned every second, but also the textile production impacts the environment due to the vast amount of water, material, chemical, and energy usage. This so-called linear “take-make-waste” approach contributes significantly to the current climate crisis. One possible solution represents the circular economy to encounter the linear approach by providing concepts for recovering materials. However, to our state of knowledge, the implementation of such Circular Economy (CE) approaches is far away from their urgent necessity. Literature papers from the last years conclude with a collaboration call between all industry actors for enhancing the waste recovery stream (WRS). Since digital platforms tackled the collaboration challenge of Circular Economy in other industries, we contemplated it as an adequate digital technology tool for overcoming Textile, Apparel and Clothing (TAC) industry collaboration challenge to further strengthening the WRS. Purpose: The study aims to investigate if and how digital platforms strengthen the TAC industry's WRS. For this purpose, we shed light on different challenges within the industry-wide network, analyzed current platform functionalities, and matched challenges and functionalities to answer the research question.  Method: The study adopts an inductive qualitative approach to explore the phenomenon of digital platforms and their potential as an enabler for the textile WRS. Thereby, we took a relativism view regarding our ontological position and followed a social constructionist's epistemology. For the data collection, we used semi-structured interviews and identified potential participants with criterion and snowball sampling. In total, we conducted 14-semistructured interviews with industry actors, platform providers, and experts. For our data analysis, we oriented ourselves on the Gioia Method, an articulated grounded theory approach. Conclusion: Resulting from our findings, we identified (1) four major challenge groups that go beyond the collaboration challenge and encompass the challenge of lack of knowledge, organization of WRS, and value chain structure. Further, we outlined (2) five platform functionalities, i.e., connecting, informing, visualizing, monitoring, and consulting. By matching challenges and functionalities, we analyzed (3) the extent to which DP can strengthen WR. We concluded that many industry challenges are tackled or partly tackled by the DP functionalities. However, within some of the sub-challenges as well as the overall challenge of the value chain structure, DPs reach their limitation in strengthening the WRS. In addition, we offer (4) an overall framework of DP for the WR stream, summarized how the DP tackles the industry-wide challenges by displaying the functionalities and associated value drivers. Lastly, we provide (5) the baseline for future platform functionalities by outlining actors’ expectations and platform providers’ planned functionalities arisen by our finding.

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Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T18:53:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jessica Teles.pdf: 1283462 bytes, checksum: 5784cdcc4b339768e1ee02500a793d75 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-29 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Propionic acid is an organic acid used as a preservative in foods and seeds, and as an ingredient in thermoplastics, medicaments, perfumes, fragrances and solvents. Its production takes place by conventional chemical synthesis that uses petroleum as raw material. Finding alternatives and more sustainable ways than the use of petroleum products has been shown an interesting option to the production of organic acids. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the propionic acid production from agroindustrial effluents by fermentation, using a culture of Propionibacterium acidipropionici CCT 4843. Whey, corn steep liquor and animal feed effluent were used as substrate. The substrates composition was based on an experimental design mixture, resulting in 10 samples. The substrates were fermented in batch borosilicate glasses at a temperature of 35°C, initial pH 6.5 and 20 mL.L-1 suspension of inoculum. After choose the substrate, a 33-1 factorial design was carried out, to see how the variable hydraulic retention time, inoculum concentration and pH affected the production of propionic acid. The propionic and other organic acids were detected using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The corn steep liquor was chosen as the best a substrate for the factorial design, because it showed the highest propionic acid yield, 0.79 g. g substrate-1,propionic acid productivity of 5.20 mg.L-1.h-1 and production of 0.40 gL-1. It was found that hydraulic retention time and initial pH influenced on the yield and propionic acid productivity, but the initial inoculum concentration did not influence the answers. The highest propionic acid yield of 0.6275 g.g- 1, was obtained with 96 hours of hydraulic retention time, inoculum of initial concentration of 20 mL.L-1 and initial pH of 6.0.The best propionic acid productivity was obtained for hydraulic retention time of 60h, initial inoculum concentration of 30 mL.L-1 and initial pH of 6.5. It was concluded that propionic acid production is possible from agroindustrial waste, but the process conditions should be optimized to make it economically viable. / O ácido propiônico é um ácido orgânico utilizado como conservante em alimentos e sementes e como ingrediente em termoplásticos, drogas, perfumes, aromas e solventes. Sua produção convencional ocorre por síntese química, utilizando-se matérias primas obtidas do petróleo. Porém, com o aumento da preocupação ambiental e procura por alternativas ao uso de produtos derivados de petróleo, a produção de ácidos orgânicos por fermentação tem se mostrado uma opção interessante. O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi avaliar a produção de ácido propiônico a partir da fermentação de efluentes agroindustriais, utilizando a cultura Propionibacterium acidipropionici CCT 4843. Os efluentes utilizados como substrato foram soro de leite, milhocina e efluente da produção de ração animal. A composição dos substratos foi determinada a partir de um planejamento experimental de misturas, resultando em 10 ensaios. Os substratos foram fermentados em batelada em reatores de vidro borosilicato à temperatura de 35°C, pH inicial de 6,5 e 20 mL.L-1 de inóculo em suspensão. Após definida a composição do substrato, foi realizado o planejamento fatorial 33-1, para verificar como as variáveis Tempo de Detenção Hidráulica (TDH), concentração de inóculo e correção inicial de pH afetam a produção de ácido propiônico. A determinação do ácido propiônico e demais ácidos orgânicos foi realizada por Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Eficiência(CLAE). No planejamento fatorial para estudo das variáveis de processo foi utilizado como substrato apenas a milhocina, pois nos ensaios do planejamento experimental de misturas foi o que possibilitou o maior rendimento, com 0,79 g ácido propiônico. g substrato-1, com uma produtividade de ácido propiônico de 5,20 mg/L.h e produção de 0,40g.L-1. No segundo planejamento foi constatado que as variáveis tempo de detenção (TDH) e o pH inicial influenciam no rendimento e na produtividade de ácido propiônico, porém a concentração inicial de inóculo não influenciou nas respostas. O melhor rendimento obtido foi de 0,6275 g.g-1, com o ensaio com TDH de 96h, concentração inicial de inóculo de 20mL.L-1 em suspensão e pH inicial 6,0 ; e o melhor valor de produtividade obtido foi para o ensaio com tempo de detenção hidráulica de 60h, concentração inicial de inóculo de 30 mL.L-1 e pH inicial de 6,5. Foi concluído que é possível a produção de ácido propiônico a partir de efluentes agroindustriais, porém as condições de processo devem ser otimizadas para torná-lo economicamente viável.

The author poses a question whether the current legal regulation of waste is proper. The question is answered by analyzing five issues: variety of the concepts of waste (waste can be perceived in distinct manners and the current concept aggravates the solution of two principal waste problems – danger to the environment and danger to human health); non-systematic use of terms (improper terms are used in Lithuanian legal acts); the jurisprudence of Lithuanian courts in explaining the concept of waste (the courts do not perceive waste properly); the twofold term of the municipal/household waste in Lithuanian legal acts (municipal/household waste is regulated by using the same term, thus it is not clear for which waste persons are taxed); the application of the municipal levy for waste management (the current model does not encourage to preserve the environment). The author concludes that the variety of the concepts of waste, the disagreements among the scholars on the question, the difficulties encoutered by the courts and non-ameliorating status of the environment show that it should be reasonable to discard the current legal regulation of waste. The two principal problems posed by waste and unsuccessfully solved by the current legal regulation are determined principally by the objects which are not in any possesion. Then waste should be perceived as an object which is not in a possesion and the legal regulation should be orientated in making all the objects to have a possesor. / Disertacijoje keliamas klausimas, ar esamas atliekų tvarkymo teisinis reguliavimas yra tinkamas. Į šį klausimą atsakoma analizuojant penkis atliekų tvarkymo teisinio reguliavimo probleminius aspektus: (1) atliekų sampratų įvairovę (atliekas galima suvokti labai įvairiai, o dabartinė atliekų samprata apsunkina dviejų pagrindinių atliekų keliamų problemų – pavojingumo aplinkai ir žmogui - sprendimą); (2) nesusistemintą terminiją (teisės aktuose vartojami netinkami terminai); (3) Lietuvos teismų praktiką aiškinant atliekų sąvoką (teismai atliekas suvokia netinkamai); (4) dvilypę komunalinių atliekų sąvoką (komunalinės atliekos teisės aktuose suvokiamos dvejopai, todėl neaišku, už kokių konkrečiai atliekų tvarkymą asmenys yra apmokestinami); (5) vietinės rinkliavos už komunalinių atliekų surinkimą ir atliekų tvarkymą taikymą (rinkliava neskatina asmenų tausoti aplinkos). Daroma išvada, kad atliekų sampratų įvairovė, teisės mokslininkų nesutarimai, ką laikyti atliekomis, teismų patiriami sunkumai nagrinėjant atliekų bylas ir negerėjanti aplinkos padėtis rodo, kad būtų tikslinga atsisakyti esamo atliekų teisinio reguliavimo. Dvi pagrindines atliekų problemas, kurias siekiama išspręsti esamu atliekų teisiniu reguliavimu, iš esmės kelia tik nevaldomi objektai. Tuomet atliekomis reikėtų laikyti tik tuos objektus, kurie nėra valdomi, o teisiniu reguliavimu siekti, kad visi objektai būtų valdomi.

Kiekvienais metais Europoje surenkama daugiau kaip 306 milijonai komunalinių atliekų, vidutiniškai 415 kg/gyventojui. Pasirenkant optimalią atliekų tvarkymo sistemą, būtina ne tik atsižvelgti į teisės aktų reikalavimus, bet ir įvertinti daugelį rodiklių: komunalinių atliekų kiekį ir jo svyravimo tendencijas, sezoniškai kintančius mišrių komunalinių atliekų sudėtį ir šilumingumą, atliekų tvarkymo technologijų taikymo galimybes. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti komunalinių atliekų susidarymo mieste sezoninio kitimo dėsningumus ir šio kitimo įtaką atliekų tvarkymo sistemos energetiniams ir aplinkosauginiams rodikliams. Duomenų apie komunalinių atliekų surinkimą Kauno mieste pagrindu sukurtas komunalinių atliekų susidarymo prognozavimo metodas, tiksliausiai prognozuojantis sezoninio kitimo dėsningumus. Įvertinus atliekų susidarymo sezoniškumą ir atliekų tvarkymo įrenginių technologinius parametrus atlikta energetinė ir aplinkosauginė komunalinių atliekų tvarkymo sistemos analizė, parengtos rekomendacijos atliekų tvarkymo sistemos planavimui. Nustatyta, kad prognozuojant miestų, turinčių ilgalaikius patikimus komunalinių atliekų susidarymo duomenis, komunalinių atliekų susidarymo kitimus ir siekiant adekvačiai įvertinti tiek metinį, tiek sezoninį surinkimo kitimą, regresinio ir laiko eilučių prognozavimo metodų derinys yra tinkamas. Projektuojant miestų komunalinių atliekų tvarkymo sistemas būtina įvertinti sezoninių veiksnių įtaką komunalinių atliekų susidarymo ir sudėties kitimui. / With the improving economical situation and growing population standard of living comes the increase of the waste amount in many European cities. This tendency is particularly clearly reflected by growing municipal waste generation rate. In 1993, the 5th European Community Environment Action Programme, where the targets and principles are set, a target of stabilising municipal waste generation at the 1985 level of 300 kg/capita/annum by 2000 was set. However, the attempt to meet this target was unsuccessful. Almost all countries exceeded the established rate by 75-100%. The 6th Community Environment Action Programme discarded utopian objective to reduce waste generation rates. This was not defined in quantitative manner anymore. The initial and essential step in the waste management system planning is waste collection (in this work equivalent to waste generation) prognosis. However, constantly changing situation in the waste management sector strongly impacts waste generation rates (which are usually equating to collection rates) and this makes the forecasting more difficult. Although municipal waste forecasts need isn‘t dealt with legislation, but the knowledge of future waste amounts is essential for the adoption of important strategic goals, for making policy decisions and for determining the waste management tasks on the level of European Union and Republic of Lithuania. The waste management strategy presented in the Lithuanian National Strategic Waste Management Plan... [to full text]

The topic of my master’s thesis is waste management issue in selected engineering company with focus on industrial wastes. With use of information gained from selected engineering operation there is mentioned its brief characteristics, details about individual operations and products, impact of company activities on environment, facts about quantity of produced wastes and summary of current ways of waste management. On the basis of review of gained information there are suggested measures in the master’s thesis which realization would mean not only increase of material and energy utilization of produced waste, increase of degree fulfilment of waste economy and decrease of quantity of wastes placed in dump, but, in the long term, betterment of economical situation of company and its image.

This work deals with the use of solidification technology for the disposal of hazardous waste with the aim of its material recovery. The goal of this Master's Thesis is to find and verify a new solidification way that will allow efficient transformation of hazardous waste into new material and its further use in civil engineering.

Le biogaz est une source d’énergie renouvelable, dont le potentiel est insuffisamment valorisé à l’heure actuelle. Avant toute valorisation énergétique, des traitements épuratoires coûteux (e.g. adsorption par des charbons actifs imprégnés, CAI) sont nécessaires, limitant la rentabilité économique. Un intérêt vers le développement de procédés de traitement « bon marché » est mis en évidence au travers d’études, la plupart à l’échelle du laboratoire, basées sur l’utilisation de déchets/sous-produits. Nous avons ainsi réalisé une étude de faisabilité d’un procédé d’élimination d’H2S, composé très corrosif et toxique, par des Mâchefers d’Incinération de Déchets Non Dangereux (MIDND). Une unité pilote a été installée sur la plateforme de valorisation de biogaz d’une installation de stockage de déchets non dangereux. Des essais à petite échelle (500 g) ont permis le screening de 6 différents MIDND et l’identification des paramètres influents sur le traitement d’H2S. Le transfert d’échelle (10 kg), ainsi que des conditions opératoires optimisées, ont permis d’obtenir une capacité d’adsorption des MIDND supérieure à 200 gH2S/kgMS, proche de celle de certains adsorbants commerciaux. Ce travail expérimental a été complété par un questionnement scientifique sur les mécanismes de rétention d’H2S. Un panel de techniques analytiques a permis de caractériser la matrice (avant et après traitement), de réaliser les bilans de soufre et d’identifier sa spéciation. Le mécanisme proposé repose majoritairement sur l’oxydation catalytique d’H2S en soufre élémentaire dans un contexte physico-chimique adéquat (humidité, pH, porosité, présence d’O2 et de métaux). L’intérêt économique de la mise en œuvre industrielle du procédé de désulfuration avec des MIDND a été démontré, avec une réduction conséquente des coûts de traitement par rapport à l’utilisation de CAI. Ce travail montre également l’intérêt environnemental d’un tel procédé qui entre parfaitement dans le cadre de l’économie circulaire. / Biogas is a renewable energy source, which potential is still under-evaluated. Before any energy production from biogas, costly purification treatments (e.g. adsorption by impregnated activated carbons, IAC) are necessary, limiting the economic profitability. An increasing interest in the development of "low-cost" treatments based on the use of waste/by-products is shown by several studies, most of all by tests at laboratory scale. Thus, a feasibility study of the use of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) Bottom ash (BA) for the removal of H2S, a very corrosive and toxic compound in biogas, has been carried out in this thesis. An experimental pilot was installed on an energy recovery plant from biogas produced in a landfill (non-hazardous waste). Small-scale trials (500 g) allowed the screening of 6 different BAs and the identification of key parameters of the desulfurization. The transfer to a bigger scale reactor (10 kg), as well as the optimized operating conditions, enabled to obtain an adsorption capacity higher than 200 gH2S/kgdy BA, similar to that of some commercial adsorbents. The on-site experimental study has been completed by a scientific investigation on the mechanisms involved on the H2S retention by BA. Several analytical techniques were used to characterize the material before and after the biogas treatment, to carry out the sulfur mass balances and to identify its chemical speciation. The proposed mechanism relies predominantly on the catalytic oxidation of H2S to elemental sulfur, in an adequate physicochemical context (moisture, pH, porosity, O2 and metal oxides). The economic benefit of an industrial implementation of the desulfurization treatment with MIDND has been demonstrated. The operational costs are reduced compared to a treatment with IAC. The environmental value of such a treatment is also shown and fits perfectly into a circular economy framework.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2017-02-08T12:23:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Lisiane Emilia Grams Metz_.pdf: 3506520 bytes, checksum: 266b7740d5048d4c8dd4468eeaa7853a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-08T12:23:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lisiane Emilia Grams Metz_.pdf: 3506520 bytes, checksum: 266b7740d5048d4c8dd4468eeaa7853a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-26 / Tecnosinos / SENAI / O Rio Grande do Sul concentra cerca de um terço das unidades produtivas de couro do Brasil, e portanto exerce uma papel importantíssimo neste setor. A produção de couro acabado ocorre a partir das peles obtidas nos frigoríficos e se dá pelo uso de grande volume de água e de uma ampla gama de produtos químicos associados a diversas operações mecânicas e gera, além do produto desejado, diversos tipos de resíduos, causando impactos ambientais significativos. Os resíduos sólidos gerados destacam-se pelo volume e potencial poluidor. Os empreendimentos gaúchos são obrigados a emitir e submeter regularmente, ao órgão ambiental licenciador, relatórios dos resíduos sólidos gerados e destinados, no entanto, não há a disponibilidade da informação das tipologias e da quantidade de resíduos sólidos gerados no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, sendo que o último inventário publicado data de 2002. O conhecimento a cerca da geração e destinação dos resíduos é de suma importância para subsidiar a tomada de decisões sobre o assunto, seja com relação à formação de políticas públicas, seja para a priorização de investimentos ou para definição de áreas para empreender esforços técnicos e científicos. A avaliação ambiental do gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos oriundos da produção de couros no Rio Grande do Sul consiste de uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória, de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa, formando um estudo de caso do gerenciamento de resíduos do setor coureiro do estado. Este trabalho inclui uma breve apresentação do processo de produção de couros, os aspectos e impactos ambientais oriundos deste, os resíduos sólidos gerados e as tecnologias de tratamento e destinação final dos mesmos, com ênfase nas formas de valorização mediante a reutilização e processos de reciclagem, upcycling e downcycling, com a geração de possíveis subprodutos e coprodutos. Aborda ainda, as premissas do gerenciamento de resíduos, os requisitos legais e as oportunidades de Produção Mais Limpa aplicáveis ao gerenciamento de resídos sólidos. A partir do Sistema de Gerenciamento e Controle de Resíduos Sólidos Industriais – SIGECORS de 2013 e 2014 (FEPAM, 2016A) foi verfificado a geração anual de 112.642,5 toleladas de resíduos, mais 129.107,3 metros cúbicos de resíduos e mais 88.877 unidades (embalagens e lâmpadas), sendo que a geração de resíduos perigosos foi ligeiramente inferior a de não perigosos. Os principais resíduos sólidos gerados, em termos quantitativos, são os oriundos dos sistemas de controle de poluição (principalmente lodos de estações de tratamento de efluentes), seguidos dos resíduos de couro (basicamente curtidos ao cromo) e dos resíduos oriundos das peles (de processos antes do curtimento). No que se refere a resíduos não perigosos – Classe II, foi verificado que a prática dos processos de reciclagem, upcycling e downcycling, resultando em coprodutos e subprodutos, atingiu um desempenho superior a 95%. Quanto aos resíduos perigosos - Classe I, o nível de aproveitamento foi menor (no entanto bem superior ao padrão registrado em 2002) sendo que o lodo gerado nas estações de tratamento de efluentes é o resíduo mais problemático do setor, não havendo ainda uma alternativa de aproveitamento disponível. Por meio da avaliação ambiental realizada conclui-se que o diferencial ambiental do setor no RS está na aplicação sistêmica de processos de valorização de resíduos, incluindo a reutilização de resíduos, a prática de upcycling, transformando resíduos em coprodutos, a reciclagem, e a prática de downcyclig, transformando resíduos em subprodutos. / Rio Grande do Sul state concentrates around one third of productive leather units in Brasil, which has a significant role in this sector. Finished leather production starts with the skins obtained from slaughterhouse and consumes a large amount of water and a great number of chemical products, combined with different mechanical operations. It results not just in the desired product, but also in different kinds of waste, causing significant environmental impacts. Among the produced wastes, solid ones stand out, mainly due to its large amount and their pollutant potential. Even though enterprises from Rio Grande do Sul are forced to regularly issue and submit a report on produced and allocated solid waste to the environmental commission agency, there is not available information about typologies and solid waste produced in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the last inventory dated 2002. Knowledge about waste production and its disposal is very importance in order to support decision making on the present subject, either to create public policy and decide where to invest, or to define in which areas technical and scientific efforts must be performed. Management environmental evaluation of solid waste from leather production in Rio Grande do Sul consists in a qualitative and quantitative exploratory research, creating a case study about the leather sector management in the state. This dissertation includes a brief presentation on leather production process, its aspects and environmental impacts, the solid waste generated, treatment technologies and its final disposal, with emphasis on forms of recovery through recycling processes, upcycling and down cycling, considering the generation of possible byproducts and coproducts for the leather industry. It also addresses waste management assumptions, legal requirements and applicable opportunities from Cleaner Production to solid waste management. From “Sistema de Gerenciamento e Controle de Resíduos Sólidos Industriais” – SIGECORS of 2013 and 2014 (FEPAM, 2016A) it was observed an annual generation of 112,642.5 tons plus 129,107.3 cubic meters of waste. In addition, it was found a generation of 88,877 units (packaging and light bulbs), and the dangerous waste production was slightly lower than the non dangerous ones. The main solid wastes generated, in quantitative terms, come from pollution control systems (especially sludge from effluent treatment stations), followed by leather wastes (basically tanned via chromium) and by wastes from skins (in processes performed before tanning). About non dangerous wastes – Class II, it was found that recycling practices, upcycling and down cycling, which results in coproducts and byproduct, achieved a performance higher than 95%. About the dangerous wastes – Class I, the reclamation was lower (however much higher than the registered standard in 2002) and the produced sludge from effluent treatment stations is the most problematic waste in the sector. There is not yet an available alternative to recycling. By the environmental evaluation performed, it is concluded that environmental differential in this sector in Rio Grande do Sul is in the systemic application of waste appreciation processes, which includes reuse of waste, upcycling execution, transforming waste in coproducts, recycling, and down cycling execution, transforming waste in byproducts.

Orientador: Neuza Jorge / Banca: Sabria Aued-Pimentel / Banca: Mieko Kimura / Resumo: Cresce a busca por alimentos mais saudáveis, principalmente de origem vegetal, que são constituídos por substâncias benéficas ao organismo. Essas substâncias, denominadas de compostos bioativos, ajudam na redução do risco de doenças crônico-degenerativas e outras. Dentre esses alimentos, encontram-se os frutos. Porém, ainda são escassas as informações sobre a composição nutricional de certos frutos, principalmente no que se refere ao valor nutricional dos resíduos gerados em seu processamento. Assim, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a composição centesimal de sementes de frutos da família Cucurbitaceae cultivadas no Brasil e caracterizar os seus óleos a fim de identificar compostos bioativos para a possível aplicação em alimentos. As sementes de abóboras das variedades Nova Caravela, Mini Paulista, Menina Brasileira (Cucurbita moschata) e Moranga de Mesa (Cucurbita maxima) foram caracterizadas quanto à umidade, lipídios, proteínas, cinzas e carboidratos totais, e os óleos dessas sementes quanto às propriedades físico-químicas, além do perfil de ácidos graxos, teores de tocoferóis, carotenoides e compostos fenólicos totais. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as diferenças entre as médias foram testadas a 5% de probabilidade pelo teste de Tukey, por meio do programa ESTAT, versão 2.0. Verificou-se que todas as sementes possuem composição centesimal semelhante, apresentando teores relativamente elevados de lipídios (33-42%) e proteínas (29- 34%). Com relação às propriedades físico-químicas, todos os óleos apresentam valores dentro das faixas características dos óleos vegetais comestíveis. Os principais ácidos graxos encontrados foram o linoleico (40-47%) e oleico (28-30%), que perfizeram um total de 70 a 78%, sendo o óleo das sementes das abóboras da variedade Moranga de Mesa o mais insaturado... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The search for healthier foods is increasing, mainly for the ones of vegetable origin, which are composed of substances that are beneficial to the organism. These substances, known as bioactive compounds, help reduce the risk of chronic degenerative diseases and others. Fruits are among these foods. However, there still is little information about the nutritional composition of certain fruits, especially regarding the nutritional value of the waste generated by their processing. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the proximate composition of seeds from Cucurbitaceae fruit family, grown in Brazil and to characterize their oils, in order to identify bioactive compounds for possible application in food. The seeds from Nova Caravela, Mini Paulista, Menina Brasileira (Cucurbita moschata) and Moranga de Mesa (Cucurbita maxima) pumpkin varieties were characterized as moisture, lipids, proteins, ash and total carbohydrates, and the oils from these seeds, as to their physicochemical properties, as well as the fatty acid profile, the levels of tocopherols, carotenoids and total phenolic compounds. The results were subjected to variance analysis and the differences between means were tested at 5% probability by Tukey test, using the ESTAT program, version 2.0. It was found that all seeds have similar composition, with relatively high levels of lipids (33-42%) and protein (29-34%). About the physicochemical properties, all the oils present values within the range for edible vegetable oils. The main fatty acids found were linoleic (40-47%) and oleic (28-30%), which totalized 70 to 78%, highlighting Moranga de Mesa seed oil as the most unsaturated one. Regarding total tocopherols, Menina Brasileira stood out (386.43 mg/kg). However, regarding the carotenoids and phenolic compounds, Mini Paulista stood out, with 26.8 µg/g and 3.62 mg GAE/g, respectively / Mestre