The present invention relates to a steel
plant (1) comprising at least one
electric arc furnace (10) and a fume collection and
treatment system (100) adapted to collect and treat gaseous emissions produced by steel
plant (1). Said fume collection and
treatment system (100) comprises : a primary suction line (110) fluidically connected to the
electric arc furnace (10) to suck the fumes generated in said
electric arc furnace (10); at least a first secondary suction line (120) adapted to ventilate the environment surrounding the
electric arc furnace (10) by means of at least one
fume hood (120a). Along said primary suction line (110) there are arranged in sequence starting from the
electric arc furnace (10) at least: - a post-
combustion chamber (111), a fume cooling apparatus (112), and a CO2 capture apparatus (113). The first secondary suction line (120) flows into the primary suction line (110) downstream of the CO2 capture apparatus or discharges into the
atmosphere separately from said primary suction line (110). The primary suction line (110) comprises a recirculation line (130) to recirculate at least part of the gaseous emissions to the post-
combustion chamber (111). The recirculation line (130) fluidically connects the section of the primary suction line (110) between the cooling apparatus (112) and the CO2 capture apparatus (113) with the section of the primary suction line (110) upstream of the post-
combustion chamber (111). The
plant (1) comprises a
control system (132, 133) of the recirculation flow rate of the gaseous emissions to the post-
combustion chamber (111) configured to adjust the recirculation flow rate at a sufficient value to reduce the entry of comburent air to the post-
combustion chamber to the stoichiometric minimum, maintaining the temperature in the post-
combustion chamber within a predetermined temperature range.